1. Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36

   …="Flying boats became immense like the Saunders Roe Princess" width="100%" }} ::c:: == Spitfire == The **Supermarine** factory near Southampton Airport was later used to assemble Spitfire fighters during World War II. == Links == [[https://www.…

2. Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55

   … success in Switzerland, Schweppe moved his company to [[England]] in **1792** where he set up his first mas production factory in London at 141 Drury Lane.…

3. Vacuum Flask — 2023-10-09 23:46:28

   … been used since World War I till around the end of the 20th century, with the closure of the last World War II Cordite factory, ROF Bishopton. …

4. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36

   … name //Catseye// was their trademark. == Improved Safety == He founded the company with £500 of capital and opened a factory beside his home in Boothtown. In 1936 Shaw conducted a public experiment at his own expense by installing fifty Catseye…

5. Stereo — 2023-09-23 15:56:38

   …across the picture, the vocal track stayed anchored to the single mono speaker reproducing the audio, which gave unsatisfactory and disorienting results. Blumlein wanted to find a way to make the sound follow the actor across the screen. == Pate…

6. Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24

   …d on 27 March **1899**, from Wimereux, France to South Foreland Lighthouse, [[England]]. ==1897 == {{Image url="MarconiFactory.jpg" title="Marconi Factory" class="right" width="250" }} Marconi established The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company w…

7. KitKat — 2022-05-03 17:00:51

   …s. Today more than 17 billion #% KitKat #% fingers are eaten each year from 14 factories around the globe. The original factory in York alone produces over 4 million bars a day. So why not ‘Have a Break’ have a KitKat! {{Image src="Kitkat4fi…

8. Automatic Kettle — 2021-08-14 20:44:42

   …e Wells [[Kent]], [[England]], and educated at the Skinners' school, where he was keen on drama. Working from a rundown factory at Croydon, Russell took charge of developing new products while Hobbs concentrated on sales. {{Tag ids="Kettle Autom…

9. Bovril — 2021-08-14 20:09:04

   …comes dark brown and viscous, this gave it a long shelf-life. His glaze sold so well that he opened a second shop and a factory in Holyrood. In 1871, he emigrated to Canada and set up business there. **Napoleon III** had a large army and in 1870…

10. Horlicks — 2021-08-12 20:30:08

    …ugh from Eton College, the building was operational in 1908. The entire project cost £28,800 and by 1969, the extended factory produced 30 million pounds of powder a year. In 1945 British Horlicks company bought the American Horlicks out. == Wo…
    …rldwide == In 1935 a factory was built in Australia and in 1960 a factory was built in the Indian Punjab to make Horlicks from buffalo milk. Horlicks spread to many markets and is now owned by …

11. Lawn Mower — 2021-08-10 08:19:36

    …e lawn's surface. He went into partnership with a local engineer, **John Ferrabee**, and together they made mowers in a factory at Stroud. == Descriptive Patent == /* event_date="25 October 1830" The Lawn Mower is patented */ {{image url="Budding…

12. Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19

    …ction == In 1813 **John Hall** and **Bryan Dorkin** acquired the Durand patent and opened the first commercial canning factory in England. The firm of Donkin, Hall and Gamble was later merged into Crosse & Blackwells. The patent was re-sold in Am…

13. Bearings — 2021-08-08 20:30:19

    …e friction. == Bearing == - Transport - every car lorry bicycle - Home - Washing machine, foodmixer, Vacuum, DVD - Factory - Machinary, robotics, trolly, forklift. …

14. Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30

    …eiller** and his wife **Janet** ran a small sweet and preserves shop in Seagate, **Dundee**. In **1797**, they opened a factory to produce "Dundee Marmalade". It was distinguished by thick chunks of bitter Seville orange rind. The recipe was a new…

15. Pencil — 2020-11-30 16:27:31

    …ity of Cumberland graphite spread quickly to artists in Italy. This culminated in the establishment of the first pencil factory, which became the Cumberland Pencil Company in 1916. Cumberland pencils were used to create Raymond Briggs's The Snow…

16. Linoleum — 2020-08-17 08:43:03

    …inoleum sculpture in Staines" width="" }} In **1864**, he formed the **Linoleum Manufacturing Company** and by 1869 the factory in Staines was exporting to Europe and the United States. Frederick Walton jnr went on to develop //Lincrusta// the fi…

17. Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25

    …ets Ltd. in 1936 with a bank loan of £2,000. == Power Jets == Work was progressing on the experimental engine at a factory in Rugby, Warwickshire. Power Jets completed the engine, which ran successfully on **April 12th, 1937**. The engine wa…

18. Milk of Magnesia — 2020-08-09 19:55:03

    …oduction == Murray patented a production process for ‘fluid magnesia’ as a mild laxative and antacid, setting up a factory in Belfast to produce the medicine commercially. By-products of the process included sodium, potassium bicarbonates and…

19. Potato Crisp — 2020-08-06 08:17:45

    …ight" title="Potato Crisps" width="300" }} ::c:: == From a simple recipe to a Billion Pound Industry == Today Walkers factory in Leicestershire is the largest in the world. It produces 11m packs of crisps every day from 800 tons of potatoes. It…

20. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25

    …amous "**Meccano**" trade mark and used this name on all new sets. In order to raise more capital to invest in a larger factory and plant, a company had to be created. This led to the formation of Meccano Ltd on 30 May 1908. Elliot had decided not…
    … to join the new company, leaving Hornby as the sole proprietor. The Meccano factory was relocated to West Derby Road in Liverpool, and in 1910 the famous "MECCANO" logo was commissioned. Meccano Ltd's tu…

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