The John Bertram & Sons
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- The John Bertram & Sons Company was established in 1886 and was dissolved in 1974. The business specialized in the manufacture of machinist tools and wood working machinery for mills and woodworking plants, including lathes, drills, bolt cutters, slotting machines, iron planners, sash and mould
machines, scroll saws and others. By 1879, The John Bertram & Sons Company shifted some of its focus as demand for railway equipment grew. By 1888, the company was manufacturing both standard manufacturing machines, planers, shapers, drills, milling machines, in addition to specialized machine tools for the locomotive industry. This shift in production also resulted in the abandonment of the production of woodworking machines. John Bertram & Sons also produced large scale machinery for a number of large civil engineering projects including the Peterborough and Kirkfield lift locks. During the First World War, the John Bertram & Sons Company produced artillery shells for the British Government. The company also took on orders for designing large turbines for
hydro-electric power plants. By the 1930’s, John Bertram & mpany had taken to producing specialized machinery for use inmining. During the Second World War, John Bertram & Sons produced machinery used in the manufacture of armaments rather than producing shells as they had st WorldWar.
Following the war, the company expanded its lists of machines by producing rubber processing machines, hydraulic presses, and power presses. The company also produced small tools and dies based out of their Pratt and Whitney facility - Date of Publication
- 29 Mar 1941
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 2886
Image Height: 2187
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- SNPL001022v00i
- Collection
- Jean Harvey Family Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Creative Commons licence
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