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[[Robert Blackburn]] established factory in Leeds, June 1914; wartime production including Royal Aircraft Factory BE2cs and Sopwiths.  Built seaplanes by 1920 at new site at Brough on Humber, west of Hull, UK.
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Sample British patent data gives them as located in Olympia, Leeds, Yorkshire, and they are identified as Aeroplane Manufacturers, filing with the individual inventors [[Harris Booth]] and [[George Beaumont]].<ref>[[Patent GB-1918-129845]]</ref>
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This firm seems to have been unusually serious and specific regarding patents ; they filed a lot, following very much the same pattern.  Almost always a provisional, and listing their engineer/inventor as well as the firm.  The patent texts are pretty short.  Most involve creations of wood.
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=== Sources ===
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* [[Gunston, 1993]], p48-9
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* [[Gunston, 2005]], p61; [[Dir1920]] p43
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{{Standard company reports 4|Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co.|Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company|Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co.|Blackburn Airplane}}
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|Names=Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co.; Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company; Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co.; Blackburn Airplane
 
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|Ended aero=Acquired General Aircraft, 1949, forming Blackburn & General Aircraft
 
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|Key people=Robert Blackburn; Harris Booth; John William Copley; Frank Arnold Bumpus; Eugene Young; George Edward Petty; George Beaumont
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|Notes 1=established factory in Leeds, June 1914; wartime production including Royal Aircraft Factory BE2cs and Sopwiths.  Built seaplanes by 1920 at new site at Brough on Humber, west of Hull, UK.
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 7 March 2024

Robert Blackburn established factory in Leeds, June 1914; wartime production including Royal Aircraft Factory BE2cs and Sopwiths. Built seaplanes by 1920 at new site at Brough on Humber, west of Hull, UK.

Sample British patent data gives them as located in Olympia, Leeds, Yorkshire, and they are identified as Aeroplane Manufacturers, filing with the individual inventors Harris Booth and George Beaumont.[1]

This firm seems to have been unusually serious and specific regarding patents ; they filed a lot, following very much the same pattern. Almost always a provisional, and listing their engineer/inventor as well as the firm. The patent texts are pretty short. Most involve creations of wood.

Sources

Patents associated with organizations named Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., or Blackburn Airplane

People affiliated with Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. or Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company or Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. or Blackburn Airplane



References

  1. ↑ Patent GB-1918-129845


Names Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., Blackburn Airplane
Country Great Britain
City Leeds, Olympia, and Sherburn-in-Elmet
Affiliations
Keywords
Started aero 1914
Ended aero Acquired General Aircraft, 1949, forming Blackburn & General Aircraft
Key people Robert Blackburn, Harris Booth, John William Copley, Frank Arnold Bumpus, Eugene Young, George Edward Petty, George Beaumont
Wikidata id Q633316
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