An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, OM, KCB, FRS (1854–1931) and an illustration of his steam turbine. Parsons was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine. In 1884 Parsons was head of electrical equipment development at Clarke, Chapman and Co, ship engine manufacturers near Newcastle. He developed a turbine engine there in 1884 and utilised it to drive an electrical generator. Parsons' steam turbine made cheap electricity possible and revolutionised marine transport.
An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, OM, KCB, FRS (1854–1931) and an illustration of his steam turbine. Parsons was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine. In 1884 Parsons was head of electrical equipment development at Clarke, Chapman and Co, ship engine manufacturers near Newcastle. He developed a turbine engine there in 1884 and immediately utilised the new engine to drive an electrical generator, which he also designed. Parsons' steam turbine made cheap and plentiful electricity possible and revolutionised marine transport and naval warfare. This card is from a 1929 set entitled 'Scientific Inventions and Discoveries' (35 cards in the series). The firm of R and J Hill Cigarettes was established on Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London in the 1700s. In the twentieth century the company issued cards with their Sunripe and Spinet Oval cigarettes. The firm expanded to include H Archer and Co and issued cards, like this set, under 'The Spinet House' brand. The company no longer exists.
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Location: UK
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