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[[Image:Im1904EnV98-p460ic.jpg|thumb| 1904. 53 - 16 inch high speed lathe.]] | [[Image:Im1904EnV98-p460ic.jpg|thumb| 1904. 53 - 16 inch high speed lathe.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1904EnV98-p460eec.jpg|thumb| 1904. Surfacing and boring lathe.]] | [[Image:Im1904EnV98-p460eec.jpg|thumb| 1904. Surfacing and boring lathe.]] | ||
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[[Image:Im20121025Sum-Lang61.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20121025Sum-Lang61.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life]]. ]] | ||
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'''John Lang and Sons''' of Johnstone, nr Glasgow were machine tool manufacturers. | '''John Lang and Sons''' of Johnstone, nr Glasgow were machine tool manufacturers. | ||
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1961 Lathe manufacturers, machine tool makers and engineers. 800 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Lathe manufacturers, machine tool makers and engineers. 800 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
1964 Acquired [[Wickman]] to provide extra production capacity; Lang's lathes would usefully extend the company's product range<ref>The Times, Aug 14, 1964</ref> | 1964 Acquired by [[Wickman]] to provide that company with extra production capacity; Lang's lathes would usefully extend the company's product range<ref>The Times, Aug 14, 1964</ref> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 1 July 2019
John Lang and Sons of Johnstone, nr Glasgow were machine tool manufacturers.
1873 Company founded.
1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe. [1]
1895 Visit to the works by a party from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe. [2]
1916 Private company.
1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with a number of lathes with their well-known system of variable speed driving by means of expanding pulleys. [3]
Member of Associated British Machine Tool Makers
1959 Formation of Lang Gisholt Machine Co. Ltd to manufacture the complete range of lathes and power-operated chucks for John Lang and Sons Ltd and the complete range of machine tools for Gisholt (Great Britain) Ltd.
1961 Lathe manufacturers, machine tool makers and engineers. 800 employees. [4]
1964 Acquired by Wickman to provide that company with extra production capacity; Lang's lathes would usefully extend the company's product range[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 21st December 1894 p547-8
- ↑ Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
- ↑ The Engineer of 8th October 1920 p358
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Aug 14, 1964