Petbow Ltd - company badge (1950’s / 1960’s)

Petbow Ltd was a British company that specialised in the design and manufacture of diesel powered generators as well as mobile DC welding units. During its lifetime, they also manufactured vehicle and aircraft engines as well as the Frisky microcar (1958-1961). Petbow founded in 1928 was based at Sandwich in Kent and in 1986 bought over by the MIR Trading Company of Bangladesh. In 1994 Petbow was sold to the American multinational engineering company of Cummins Inc and today, Petbow Generators Ltd remains a subsidiary of Cummins.

 

Cummins Ltd was founded in 1919 and is a global engineering company that specialises in the design and manufacture of diesel engines and related technologies. They also distribute and service their products as well. Cummins currently has around 5,000 facilities worldwide in 197 countries worldwide.

 

If anyone has more information about Petbow, I’d be delighted to hear from you.

 

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References:

 

www.cummins.com/cmi/ (Cummins Inc (USA) website, general engineering company incorporating PetBow Ltd. The Petbow company was founded in 1928, incorporated on the 1st March 1954 and in 1994 Purchased by Cummins from the MIR Trading Company of Bangladesh.)

 

www.cummins.com/cmi/navigationAction.do?nodeId=2&site... (History of the Cummins engineering company).

 

www.mir-trading.com/AboutUs.aspx (The MIR Trading Company, Bangladesh).

 

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadows_Frisky (Frisky microcars 1958 - 1961).

 

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Enamels: 2 (black & blue)

Finish: Chrome.

Material: Brass.

Fixer: Buttonhole - continental style.

Size: 1” across x ½” down (about 25mm x 13mm)

Process: Die stamped.

Makers: No maker’s name or mark.

 

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Thank you for reading.

Stuart.

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