Pagefield
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Air Compressing Machinery, Vehicle manufacture |
| Founded | England, 1904 |
| Defunct | 1966 |
Pagefield Vehicles was a British company manufacturing trucks and tipping gear. It was in business from 1904 to 1966, based with the Walker Brothers engineering firm at the Pagefield Iron Works in Wigan, Lancashire.[1]
History
The firm was established in 1904 as a general engineering company. In 1907 it produced 2-ton trucks. Between 1913 and 1931 it produced 4 ton trucks and 3.5 ton patented engine-operated tipping gear. A refuse collection vehicle of the 1930s, known as the "Pagefield Prodigy", featured a special short wheelbase chassis designed for operating in restricted spaces.[2] 5-ton trucks were introduced in 1922, and 12-ton trucks, known as "6-trucks", in 1931.
In 1948, the company was reorganised and the name was changed to "Walkers and County Cars". The company ceased trading in 1966.
See also
Notes
- ^ Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd. Recent Development in Air Compressing Machinery: Pagefield Iron Works. Bolton/London: Tillotsons. p. 70.
- ^ Barrie C. Woods (1 September 1998). Municipal Refuse Collection Vehicles. Trans Pennine Publishing Ltd. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-9521070-4-0.
