TRACTION STEAM ENGINES

John Fowler [1826 - 4 December 1864] John Fowler & Co. Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. They also produced the Track Marshall tractor which was a tracked version of the Field Marshall.

(Book #ID 90256)

Published in House by John Fowler & Co. Ltd., Steam Plough Works, Leeds June 1910. 1910.

Publisher's original plain russet card wrap covers [soft back] secured with a cord tie. Landscape format 11'' x 15''. Contains 32 pages of text with 27 plates of exploded monochrome illustrations with detailed part numbers, and where necessary, further description. Not in the best of condition although we have had it professionally and sympathetically repaired. Old damp stain to the inside margin and with small losses of paper where the cord tie comes through the paper, repaired tears to the edges of the covers. John Fowler was an agricultural engineer and inventor who was born in Wiltshire. He worked on the mechanization of agriculture and was credited with the invention of steam driven ploughing engines. He died 4 December 1864, following a hunting accident. After his death, John Fowler & Co., was then continued by Robert Fowler and Robert Eddison. In 1886 the limited company of John Fowler & Co., (Leeds) Ltd., was formed. It merged with Marshall, Sons & Co., Ltd., of Gainsborough in 1947 to form Marshall-Fowler Ltd. Although not well known for them, Fowler also built a small number (117 has been claimed) of steam wagons. These were vertical-boilered, with an unusual single-crank cross-compound vee-twin engine. At least one was preserved, as part of the Tom Varley collection. During the Second World War, the Hunslet factory also produced Matilda, Cromwell, and Centaur tanks for the Army. Production finally ceased in early 1974. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jarvis, Ron [Foreword by Cherry Hill]

(Book #ID 64141)

Published by Beverley Books, 17 Sweet Hill Road, Southwell, Portland, Dorset First Edition 2001. Dorset 2001.

First edition Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 102 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0954068807

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