George Saxon & Co
Brook No. 2 Mill, Hollinwood, showing engine house suitable for a George Saxon four cylinder engine | |
Industry | Engineering |
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Founded | 1878 |
Founder | George Saxon |
Defunct | 1943 (closed) |
Headquarters | Openshaw, Manchester, England |
Number of locations | 3 Hawthorn Mill, Chadderton, Magnet Mill, Chadderton, Broadstone Mill, Reddish |
Products | Triple expansion cross compound with Corliss valvess, Manhattan engine |
George Saxon & Co was an English engineering company that manufactured stationary steam engines. It was based in the Openshaw district of Manchester. The company produced large steam-driven engines for power stations and later for textile mills in Lancashire and elsewhere.
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