Maudslay, Sons and Field
| Maudslay, Sons and Field | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Partnership |
| founding | 1798 |
| resolution | 1900 |
| Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
| Seat | Lambeth, London |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
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Maudslay, Sons and Field was an English mechanical engineering company in London .
The factory was founded by Henry Maudslay in 1798 as Henry Maudslay and Co in London. First he ran a small blacksmith's shop and shop at 64 Wells Street, where he made lathes . His first major job was woodworking machinery for the production of rigging - blocks for the Portsmouth Block Mills . He also worked on perfecting the manufacture of screws and eventually developed the lead screw lathe .
In 1802 he transferred his business to 75 Margaret Street, about 100 m away. He called his micrometer bench , which he developed in 1805 and which could measure a ten-thousandth of an inch , "Lord Chancellor". The following year, a 4 hp steam engine from Fenton, Murray and Wood was purchased to drive the machine tools. In 1810 the company had to be relocated to its eventual location in Westminster Bridge Road 98-100 due to expansion.
Joshua Field was 1812 Partner of Henry Maudslay and the company in Maudslay, Field & Co changed. In addition to the improvement of the lathe, machine tools were developed for the production of grain mills, sawmills , steam machines and presses for minting coins . The manufacture of marine steam engines was also started. In 1815, for example, the Regent ship was equipped with a steam engine, which compared to the steam engines of the competition was characterized by its low weight. In 1820 Henry Maudslay took over the company alone and paid off the other shareholders Joshua Field, John Mendham and Thomas Henry Maudslay. The company traded as Maudslay, Sons and Field in 1822 , with Joshua Field becoming a partner in addition to Maudslay's sons Thomas Henry Maudslay, John Maudslay and Joseph Maudslay. In 1823 the HMS Lightning , the Royal Navy's first steamship , was equipped with a steam engine. As a result, many more orders were received.
In 1828 there was an industrial accident at Maudslay, Sons and Field. A crane fell over while loading a device for drilling cannon barrels. An employee was killed. When Henry Maudslay died in 1831, his sons continued the business. In the meantime, the biggest sales were made with steam engines. In 1838 the machine was delivered to the Great Western . From 1894 to 1895 the company was responsible for building the London Ferris wheel .
When Walter H. Maudslay, the grandson of the company founder, retired in 1899, the company was already in financial difficulties. A year later it was closed.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 55.1 ″ N , 0 ° 6 ′ 40.5 ″ W.