BRUSH electrical history - a collection.
EU Documents 1901 - 1920
From the "Turbines from Finspang" history book published by Siemens in 2013, see the image below. In 1913 Brush were licensed by Swedish company Svenska Turbinfabriks AB Ljungstrom (STAL) company to build the Ljungstorm designed steam turbines in Loughborough for central power station production. This photo shows the original Ljungstrom order book for the first three orders for turbines, all for Brush projects - two of which were for Willesden Power Station in London. These led the way for Brush to supply many cities across the UK with their first electric power systems. Soon, every major town had its own power station.
Loughborough got its own power station in 1914 and one of the Brush built original Ljungstrom turbines is preserved at the Leicester Museum of Technology at Abbey Road Pumping Station.
STAL joined with ASEA, then Asea Brown Boveri and eventually became part of the worldwide Siemens Electric Power group.
Link to WEBSITE describing the history of the original Brush Cleveland - OHIO USA - Dynamo & Lamp factory.
Loughborough power station (from the air) - and one of its LJungstrom steam turbines - now on display at a local museum.
Football was a big part of the area's "working men's" recreation. Most if not all of the 1906 Falcon team would have been Brush employees.
Many Brush workers served in the British military during World War One "To end all Wars!" as it was said at the time. A memorial to the fallen is honored each November 11th a plaque with the names of those killed.
This a photo of Loughborough area men who were called up (conscripted and volunteers) waiting to catch the train to basic training camp. The Brush factory is behind the railway station.
Military transport made by Brush during World War 1.