grandson, Richard Garrett III, became the first in the whole country to use production line techniques.
Garretts made a wide range of agricultural and domestic appliances, but they were most famous for their portable steam engines and their threshers.
In 1851, Richard Garrett took his 300 workmen, and their wives, to London by sea to visit the Great Exhibition.
It is thought that he got the idea of introducing a production line system from a conversation with Samuel Colt, the famous American gun manufacturer, whom he met at the exhibition.
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The Long Shop as a turnery, early in the 20 th century.
A Spanish advert for the portable engine. Garretts exported 90% of their output.
Poster showing the range of Garretts' products.
And it all started with these
The whistle that summoned the Garretts' staff to work.
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