Stuff from back then!
Around 1900 a lot of small private observatories popped up in the landscape. Before then only states, and universities, had the money to build them, and search the skies. Europe Denmark Victor Nielsens Private Observatory Victor Nielsen built his own private Observatory in the middle of Copenhagen, and let the public view the stars.
Løvens Kemiske Fabrik was a chemical factory in Copenhagen Denmark
Europe Denmark H. Jørgensens Kemiske Fabriker H. Jørgensens Kemiske Fabriker was based in Copenhagen Løvens Kemiske Fabrik Løvens Kemiske Fabrik (The Lions Chemical Factory) England Joseph Crosfield & Sons Joseph Crosfield & Sons was a soap and chemical factory based in England
H. Jørgensens Kemiske Fabriker (H. Jørgensen’s Chemical Factories) was a chemical factory in Copenhagen Denmark. In 1928 it was owned by H. Jørgensen, and based at Vesterbrogade 57 in Copenhagen THey produced Amyl Acetate, Amyl Alcohol, Ferrum Reductum, Hiozin Nursery Powder, Ethyl Chloride etc. Known products Hiozin was a children’s powder
Denmark has a very long coastline, and has been an active seafaring nation, since the Viking age. It can’t come as a surprise, that there also have been a long row of Danish shipyards. Burmeister & Wain Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, was one of Denmarks largest shipyards. Besides ships, they also built steam and […]
Burmeister & Wain, who began as Baumgarten & Burmeister in 1846 was Denmarks largest shipyard and diesel engine factory. B&W as they also went by, delivered their first steamengine af two years, and again their first ship 7 years later. In 1961 Baumgarten left the company, and William Wain took over his role. At the […]
Ruston & Hornsby was established on the September 11th, 1918, when the to companies “Ruston, Proctor and Company” merged with “Richard Hornsby & Sons”. Aero engines 3.000 aero engines were manufactured at the factory during WWI Aeroplanes During the first world war, Ruston & Hornsby was Britain’s largest manufacturer of Sopwith Camel biplanes for the […]
Corona Fahrradwerke und Metallindustrie was established by Adolf Schmidt in 1891 The Corona factory produced cars between 1905 and 1909, manufactured under license from the Maurer-Union factory. In 1908 they began building a Coronamobil, a 3 wheeled tricycle powered by a 1 or 2 cylindre engine. Liquidated in 1932
In many countries, three wheeled vehicles were cheaper to buy, run and insure, than their four wheeled competitors. They were often taxed as motorcyckles, but could transport more goods and/or passengers. Europe Germany Corona Fahrradwerke und Metallindustrie Corona Fahhradwerke und Metallindustrie AG manufacturerd bicykles, motorbikes, cars and tricykles. Unknown
Alexander Stephen & Sons was a shipyard based in Glasgow, Scotland. They built a long row of vessels, ranging from cargo ships to trans Atlantic ocean liners. Established in 1750. Vessels built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Oscar II – 1901 Hull number 393 Trans-atlantic ocean liner built for the Danish steamship company Scandinavian America […]
