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of Ipswich, manufacturer of Vickers-Petter oil engines | of Ipswich, manufacturer of '''Vickers-Petter''' oil engines | ||
* WW1 [[Vickers]] Ltd. purchased a facility at Ipswich and equipped it for engine manufacture. Manufactured oil engines up to 500h.p. | * WW1 [[Vickers]] Ltd. purchased a facility at Ipswich and equipped it for engine manufacture. Manufactured oil engines up to 500h.p. | ||
* 1921 Vickers-Petters Ltd formed as joint company<ref>Report on the meeting of Vickers Ltd, The Times, 23 December 1921</ref> by [[Vickers]] and [[Petters]]. | * 1921 Vickers-Petters Ltd formed as joint company<ref>Report on the meeting of Vickers Ltd, The Times, 23 December 1921</ref> by [[Vickers]] and [[Petters]]. | ||
* 1923 Advertisement for Vickers-Petter and Petter diesel engines<ref>The Times, 16 October 1923</ref>. | |||
* 1924 Advert says they are oil engineers and supply marine engines up to 500 bhp.<ref> [[1924 Naval Annual]] Advert page xxv</ref> | * 1924 Advert says they are oil engineers and supply marine engines up to 500 bhp.<ref> [[1924 Naval Annual]] Advert page xxv</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 31 May 2010
of Ipswich, manufacturer of Vickers-Petter oil engines
- WW1 Vickers Ltd. purchased a facility at Ipswich and equipped it for engine manufacture. Manufactured oil engines up to 500h.p.
- 1923 Advertisement for Vickers-Petter and Petter diesel engines[2].
- 1924 Advert says they are oil engineers and supply marine engines up to 500 bhp.[3]
- 1927 Vickers-Petters renamed Petters (Ipswich) Ltd.
- 1928 Petters (Ipswich) closed at end of year; manufacture of larger engines transferred to Petters' premises at Yeovil[4].
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Report on the meeting of Vickers Ltd, The Times, 23 December 1921
- ↑ The Times, 16 October 1923
- ↑ 1924 Naval Annual Advert page xxv
- ↑ The Times, 3 July 1928