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 | ||
* 1873 Company founded. | |||
* 1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe | * 1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe | ||
* 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe | * 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* 1961 Lathe manufacturers, machine tool makers and engineers. 800 employees. | |||
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* [[The Engineer]] of 21st December 1894 p547-8 | * [[The Engineer]] of 21st December 1894 p547-8 | ||
* [[The Engineer]] of 8th October 1920 p358 | * [[The Engineer]] of 8th October 1920 p358 | ||
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] | |||
Revision as of 05:38, 23 April 2008
John Lang and Sons of Johnstone, nr Glasgow were machine tool manufacturers
- 1873 Company founded.
- 1894 Surfacing and boring Lathe
- 1911: 12 inch Centre Lathe
- 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.
- 1961 Lathe manufacturers, machine tool makers and engineers. 800 employees.
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
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE