Savages Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Savage, Frederick
- St Nicholas' Ironworks
- Savage Brothers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- King's Lynn, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
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Transport equipment production
Airframe production & repair
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Mechanical engineering
Fairground, etc, equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Established by Frederick Savage in c1850. Made threshing machines, steam ploughs, steam engines, etc. More notably pioneered steam powered fairground rides and equipment. 1870s established at St Nicholas' Ironworks. Incorporated 1880s as Savage Brothers Ltd and later reconstructed as Savages Ltd. Briefly made motor cars and aircraft in early 20th century.
Publications:
- 100 not out. To commemorate the centenary of Savages Ltd, 1850-1950, engineers, King's Lynn by Clark, Ronald H
- Savage of King's Lynn. Inventor of machines and merry-go-rounds by Braithwaite, David
- Savages Ltd, Engineers, St Nicholas Ironworks, King's Lynn. A short history, 1850-1964 by Clark, Ronald H
- Savage's of King's Lynn Catalogue for 1902; with new introduction by J Wilkinson by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Savage, Frederick
- St Nicholas' Ironworks
- Savage Brothers Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- King's Lynn, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
- Transport equipment production Airframe production & repair
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Mechanical engineering Fairground, etc, equipment production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Established by Frederick Savage in c1850. Made threshing machines, steam ploughs, steam engines, etc. More notably pioneered steam powered fairground rides and equipment. 1870s established at St Nicholas' Ironworks. Incorporated 1880s as Savage Brothers Ltd and later reconstructed as Savages Ltd. Briefly made motor cars and aircraft in early 20th century.Publications:
- 100 not out. To commemorate the centenary of Savages Ltd, 1850-1950, engineers, King's Lynn by Clark, Ronald H
- Savage of King's Lynn. Inventor of machines and merry-go-rounds by Braithwaite, David
- Savages Ltd, Engineers, St Nicholas Ironworks, King's Lynn. A short history, 1850-1964 by Clark, Ronald H
- Savage's of King's Lynn Catalogue for 1902; with new introduction by J Wilkinson by Unknown