THE WANTAGE ENGINEERING CO LTD

TR WAN

1882-1980

The firm that was to become the Wantage Engineering Company Ltd was established on 28th July 1847. It had several names, P & H P Gibbons, Gibbons & Robinson, Robinson & Auden Ltd before the name was changed to the Wantage Engineering Co Ltd at the turn of the century. It was located in the White Horse Vale and became well known as a manufacturer of steam-driven and horse-drawn agricultural machinery. By the 1900's the firm reputation was world wide and it had won awards for its steam engines and thrashing machines

Records of Wantage Engineering Company Ltd.

279 Documents

White Horse Vale, Wantage, Oxfordshire, Agricultural machinery

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