Just in case you are ever asked to start one......
Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies
Machinery Maker
Ransomes,
Sims and Jefferies Limited was a major British agricultural machinery
maker also producing a wide range of general engineering products in
Ipswich, Suffolk including traction engines, trolleybuses, ploughs, lawn
mowers, combine harvesters and other tilling equipment. Ransomes also
manufactured Direct Current electric motors in a wide range of sizes,
and electric forklift trucks and tractors. They manufactured aeroplanes
during the First World War. Their base, specially set up in 1845, was
named Orwell Works.
- Founded: 1884
- Ceased operation: 1998
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Very nice video and it's no surprise that the internal combustion engine quickly replaced the steam engine.
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is a wonderful machine!!! Gears and levers and
Deletesteam - oh my! :o)
Oh my indeed!
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