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By Precision Into Power: A Bicentennial Record of D. Napier & Son
Alan Vessey
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Paperback. A whole succession of factories, steam ships, motorboats, aircraft, railway engines, trucks and automobiles have been powered by an engine from the factories of D Napier and son. This volume tells the history of D Napier and Son from the company's beginnings in Lambeth to the works in Acton, NW London. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
A whole succession of printing presses, machine tools, motorboats, aircraft, railway engines, trucks and automobiles have been powered by an engine from the factories of D Napier and son. From racing cars to weighing machines for the Bank of England, from world-class Deltic locomotives to the Napier Lion racing aircraft engine, the most powerful of the world's machines have been Napier powered. This volume tells the history of D Napier and Son from the company's beginnings in Lambeth to the works in Acton, NW London. Other works were later located in Luton and Liverpool too. At its peak 20,000 people ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752438887
SKU
V9780752438887
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99-10
About Alan Vessey
Alan Vessey started his working life as an apprentice for Napier, a company he remained working for all his life.
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