Title
Bruce Peebles & Co Ltd
Reference
UK0108 NAEST 274
Scope and Content
Bruce Peebles & Co Ltd was an Edinburgh industrial electrical engineering company. The company was founded as D Bruce Peebles & Co by Scottish engineer David Bruce Peebles (1826–1899) in Edinburgh in 1866. The company initially specialised in gas engineering but later expanded to include electrical engineering as well. It continued to trade after Peebles' death and, in 1902, the name was changed to Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd.
The company became part of the Reyrolle Parsons Group in 1969 (see NAEST 272), part of Northern Engineering Industries in 1977 and part of Rolls Royce plc in 1989.
This is a collection of material relating to Bruce Peebles & Co Ltd given to the IET Archives over a period of time by different depositors.
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Conditions governing access
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Level of description
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