W C Peacock & Bro
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History Notes
The history of W C Peacock & Bro
The first mention I can find about Peacock is for 1897 in the Australian
Dictionary of Biography, 1988.
"In 1897 Quinlivan was engaged by the Melbourne agricultural
machinery maker, W. C. Peacock & Bro., to sell a
new disc plough. He also agreed to assign to the firm any improvements
he might make to the implement and soon passed on his design for a better
raising and lowering mechanism. When he developed a steering gear which,
he believed, was not covered by the agreement, he lost a Supreme Court
case and incurred costs of over £600, a significant financial burden.
W C Peacock & Bro are listed in the Sands & McDougall directories
from 1899 to 1901, no listing for 1902 - unsure what happened to them
- perhaps the moved out of Melbourne or closed down.
The 1899 listing is for W.C & C.A. Peacock (of Sturt St Sth Melb) making Spalding-Robbins Steel frame rotary disc ploughs.
References:
1. "M. Hallett, 'Quinlivan, Thomas (1842? - 1920)', Australian Dictionary
of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 317-318
2. Various "Sands & McDougalls" Directories
Spanners marked "W. C. P & Bro" are the only ones found
to date - not common, but I know of several of the hammer type plough
spanners. One example of an "S" shaped spanner has recently
come to light also.
If anyone can supply more info and or spanner pictures please make contact on the link below
W. C. P. & Bro "S" shaped spanner- about 11.5" long.© Ozwrenches