Blackstone & Co
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Blackstone & Co. was a farm implement
maker at Stamford, Lincolnshire
, England
. In 1896 they built lamp start oil engines
. By 1912 they had developed a new diesel engine
that ran on vaporizing oil and was fired by a spark. It did not need a hot bulb like most engines of the time.
By 1919 they had mounted a 25 hp 3 cylinder version in a crawler tractor, which they built till 1925.
By 1929 they were building diesel engines for the Agricultural & General Engineers
(AGE) group. Richard Garrett & Sons
assembled some of these tractors. They were similar to an International 15/30.
AGE collapsed in 1932.
After the collapse of AGE, Blackstone & Co. continued as an engine builder and was taken over by R A Lister and Company
in 1937 to form Lister Blackstone . R A Lister & Company was taken over by the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1965 and, in a later re-organisation, Lister became Lister Petter and Blackstone became Mirrlees Blackstone. Mirrlees Blackstone were bought by MAN Diesel, along with the diesel businesses of the collapsed GEC
, although little remains. The Stockport factory has been demolished.
Agricultural machinery
Agricultural machinery is machinery used in the operation of an agricultural area or farm.-Hand tools:The first person to turn from the hunting and gathering lifestyle to farming probably did so by using his bare hands, and perhaps some sticks or stones. Tools such as knives, scythes, and wooden...
maker at Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. In 1896 they built lamp start oil engines
Hot bulb engine
The hot bulb engine, or hotbulb or heavy oil engine is a type of internal combustion engine. It is an engine in which fuel is ignited by being brought into contact with a red-hot metal surface inside a bulb....
. By 1912 they had developed a new diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
that ran on vaporizing oil and was fired by a spark. It did not need a hot bulb like most engines of the time.
By 1919 they had mounted a 25 hp 3 cylinder version in a crawler tractor, which they built till 1925.
By 1929 they were building diesel engines for the Agricultural & General Engineers
Agricultural & General Engineers
Agricultural & General Engineers was a combine of British engineering companies formed in 1919. The constituent companies were assigned sectors of the market to reduce competition within the group. The group headquarters were located in Aldwych, London, but most of the member companies were in...
(AGE) group. Richard Garrett & Sons
Richard Garrett & Sons
Richard Garrett & Sons was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, steam engines and trolleybuses. Their factory was Leiston Works, in Leiston, Suffolk, United Kingdom.The company was active under its original ownership between 1778 and 1932....
assembled some of these tractors. They were similar to an International 15/30.
AGE collapsed in 1932.
Mergers
R A Lister and Company
R A Lister & Company was founded in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 1867 by Sir Robert Ashton Lister , to produce agricultural machinery. The family was originally from Yorkshire but Ashton's father relocated to Dursley in 1817....
in 1937 to form Lister Blackstone . R A Lister & Company was taken over by the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1965 and, in a later re-organisation, Lister became Lister Petter and Blackstone became Mirrlees Blackstone. Mirrlees Blackstone were bought by MAN Diesel, along with the diesel businesses of the collapsed GEC
GEC
The three-letter acronym GEC may mean* Government Engineering College, Delhi, India* Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, India* Goa Engineering College, Goa, India* Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Trivandrum...
, although little remains. The Stockport factory has been demolished.
See also
- Examples of Blackstone engines can be seen at the Anson Engine MuseumAnson Engine MuseumThe Anson Engine Museum is situated on the site of the old Anson colliery in Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is the result of years of work by Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor who began collecting and showing stationary engines for a hobby. When the number and size of engines they collected...
near Manchester. - An engine can be seen at Stamford MuseumStamford MuseumStamford Museum was located in Stamford, Lincolnshire in Great Britain. It was housed in a Victorian building in Broad Street, Stamford and was run by the museum services of Lincolnshire County Council from 1980 to 2011.-The building and area:...
in Stamford, Lincolnshire. The museum also holds an archive relating to the company.
External links
- Paxman History pages - Description of all AGE group companies
- Tractor Wiki Article (GFDL source)