Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 115342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Difference between revisions of "Wico-Pacy Sales Corporation"

From Graces Guide
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 7: Line 7:
[[Image:Im19530313AC-Wipac.jpg|thumb| March 1953.]]
[[Image:Im19530313AC-Wipac.jpg|thumb| March 1953.]]


of Bletchley, England
of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire


Representatives of the American Wico Electric Company
Later [[Wipac]]


Later [[Wipac]]
The Witherbee Igniter Co (Wico) started in Massachusetts in 1892. They became the Wico Electric Company (New York). In 1926 they started a service depot in London, which developed into a magneto factory and in 1941 this division was purchased from the American owners by the Ministry of Aircraft production. In the late 1940s Wico was merged with the British spark plug manufacturer Pacy to become the Wico-Pacy sales corporation (based in Bletchley) and the Wipac brand was born. In 1998 Wipac was purchased by Carclo.<ref>[http://www.wipac.com/about-wipac/history.aspx] WIPAC website - history </ref>
 
2019 Assets acquired by Wipac Technology Limited, based in Buckingham.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
Line 20: Line 22:


{{DEFAULTSORT: }}
{{DEFAULTSORT: }}
[[Category: Town - Reading]]
[[Category: Town - Buckingham]]
[[Category: Automotive Components]]
[[Category: Automotive Components]]

Revision as of 13:44, 11 July 2020

September 1947.
October 1949.
April 1950.
1950.
May 1951.

‎‎

April 1952.
March 1953.

of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

Later Wipac

The Witherbee Igniter Co (Wico) started in Massachusetts in 1892. They became the Wico Electric Company (New York). In 1926 they started a service depot in London, which developed into a magneto factory and in 1941 this division was purchased from the American owners by the Ministry of Aircraft production. In the late 1940s Wico was merged with the British spark plug manufacturer Pacy to become the Wico-Pacy sales corporation (based in Bletchley) and the Wipac brand was born. In 1998 Wipac was purchased by Carclo.[1]

2019 Assets acquired by Wipac Technology Limited, based in Buckingham.

See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

  1. [1] WIPAC website - history