Difference between revisions of "Drummond Brothers"
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of Ironside Works, Guildford; of Ryles Mill, Guildford (1909); of Rhide Works, Guildford; of Wood Street, Guildford, Surrey. | of Ironside Works, Guildford; of Ryles Mill, Guildford (1909); of Rhide Works, Guildford; of Wood Street, Guildford, Surrey. | ||
Makers of machine tools (lathes, shapers, drilling, and gear-cutting machines), lawn mowers. | Makers of machine tools (lathes, shapers, drilling, and gear-cutting machines), 'Willing Worker' lawn mowers. | ||
1902 Private company. | 1902 Private company. Started making lathes designed by Arthur Drummond. | ||
1913 April. Advert for lathe for re-bushing of engine bearings. Address is Auto Machine Tool Works in Guildford. <ref>[[The Autocar]] of 5th April 1913 p621</ref> | 1913 April. Advert for lathe for re-bushing of engine bearings. Address is Auto Machine Tool Works in Guildford. <ref>[[The Autocar]] of 5th April 1913 p621</ref> | ||
1918 Produced the 'Willing Worker' 3 hp | 1918 Produced the 'Willing Worker' 3 hp petrol engine. | ||
1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with a 3.5in lathe. <ref>[[The Engineer 1920/10/01]] p332</ref> | 1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with a 3.5in lathe. <ref>[[The Engineer 1920/10/01]] p332</ref> | ||
1922 Directors: [[Arthur Drummond]], G. H. Hickman, Mrs. M. M. Russell, E. M. Griffiths and A. W. Griffiths. Secretary: J. Eustace. | 1922 Directors: [[Arthur Drummond]], G. H. Hickman, Mrs. M. M. Russell, E. M. Griffiths and A. W. Griffiths. Secretary: J. Eustace. | ||
Interesting snippets from Directors' Minutes Meeting Book to 1923 [https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/collections/getrecord/SHCOL_1550_3_1_1_2 here]. | |||
1948 Company made public. | 1948 Company made public. | ||
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1961 Precision engineers and manufacturers of multi-tool lathes and gear shaping machines. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Precision engineers and manufacturers of multi-tool lathes and gear shaping machines. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
Good summary of the company's history [https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/collections/getrecord/SHCOL_1550 here] <ref>[https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/collections/getrecord/SHCOL_1550] Exploring Surrey's Past website: Drummond Brothers Ltd, Lathe And Machine Tool Makers Of Rydes Hill, Guildford: Records</ref> | |||
Latest revision as of 10:02, 25 March 2019
of Ironside Works, Guildford; of Ryles Mill, Guildford (1909); of Rhide Works, Guildford; of Wood Street, Guildford, Surrey.
Makers of machine tools (lathes, shapers, drilling, and gear-cutting machines), 'Willing Worker' lawn mowers.
1902 Private company. Started making lathes designed by Arthur Drummond.
1913 April. Advert for lathe for re-bushing of engine bearings. Address is Auto Machine Tool Works in Guildford. [1]
1918 Produced the 'Willing Worker' 3 hp petrol engine.
1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with a 3.5in lathe. [2]
1922 Directors: Arthur Drummond, G. H. Hickman, Mrs. M. M. Russell, E. M. Griffiths and A. W. Griffiths. Secretary: J. Eustace.
Interesting snippets from Directors' Minutes Meeting Book to 1923 here.
1948 Company made public.
1953 Acquired by William Asquith[3]
1961 Precision engineers and manufacturers of multi-tool lathes and gear shaping machines. [4]
Good summary of the company's history here [5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar of 5th April 1913 p621
- ↑ The Engineer 1920/10/01 p332
- ↑ The Times, Jan 25, 1955
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ [1] Exploring Surrey's Past website: Drummond Brothers Ltd, Lathe And Machine Tool Makers Of Rydes Hill, Guildford: Records