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Difference between revisions of "John Lang and Sons"

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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
* 1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe


* 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe
* 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe
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==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
* Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
The Engineer of 8th October 1920 p358
* [[The Engineer]] of 21st December 1894 p547-8
* [[The Engineer]] of 8th October 1920 p358

Revision as of 14:34, 27 July 2007

John Lang and Sons of Johnstone, nr Glasgow were machine tool manufacturers

  • 1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe
  • 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe
  • 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.


Sources of Information

  • Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
  • The Engineer of 21st December 1894 p547-8
  • The Engineer of 8th October 1920 p358