Brown Brothers

Edinburgh

Earl's Court 'Marinex' Show  -  1973

Thank you to Patrick Lindsay, Australia, for sending me this photo:

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Patrick wrote:

The Photo

"In this photo, are (left to right):

-  Derek Muir, Browns Technical Director

-  Sam Coward, Browns Stabilisers/ Steering Gear Project Manager

-  ?, Browns Sales Manager

-  (next four). ?, ?, ?, ? Browns Technical Sales people

-  (myself) Electric Engineering support to the Sales Team.

I was lucky enough to be included in this team for the Earl's Court show, being the electronics engineering/development rep for the then new stabiliser control system.

I was actually employed by Findlay Irvine Ltd., electronic engin-eers, based at Penicuik.  They were design consultants to Browns for this project, as well as having many of their own products."

Patrick Lindsay, Australia:  July 13, 2011

Reply to Patrick

Patrick added:

"I would be pleased to hear from any of the people in this photo or from their families, or from any other members of the stabilisers team at Browns, with whom I had many memorable times in the office, the lab and at sea.

Some photos of the sizeable main workshop/ test area/ erecting shop at Browns would be really great to see.  Does anybody have any?

Patrick Lindsay, Australia:  July 13, 2011

Reply to Patrick

If you'd like to send a reply to Patrick, please email me, than I'll pass your message on to him.  Thank you.

Peter Stubbs:  July18, 2011

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Patrick Lindsay

Australia

Thank you to Patrick Lindsay who replied:

Brown Brothers

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"It will be interesting to see if anybody responds to the photo above.  Perhaps we'll get to read some of the stories of Browns in its heyday.

I believe that Brown's stabilisers were on the old Ark Royal and the QE2, to mention just two."

Patrick Lindsay, Australia:  July 13, 2011

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Innes McOwan

Australia

Thank you to Innes McOwan who replied:

Names

"I was Contracts Manager at the time this photograph was taken.

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Reading the picture from left to right, of the Brown Brothers personnel, we have (with the positions they held at the time).

-  Derek P Muir

-  Willie Inglis (Sales Engineer}

-  Bill Inglis (Sales Manager)*

-  Agnes Reed (Secretary)

-  Jim McNeill (Sales Engineer).

Also these who have since died:

-  Sam Coward

-  John Watt

-  Eddie Johnston.

*  There is some dispute amongst my colleagues about this - but I am convinced this is Bill Inglis.  (Bill, can you shed any light on this?)

Rolls Royce

"The rump of the company in now part of Rolls-Royce, based near Dunfermline in Fife.  They continue to supply stabilisers and steering gears.

For the record there was no stabiliser on the old Ark Royal - catapults yes. They have however provided the stabilisers for the new carriers that are currently being built.

Reunion

We are holding our 4th Reunion Lunch on April 22nd when quite a few of us 'oldies' will be getting together. Vic Carter (Stabiliser Design), who some may remember, is still to the fore as are Jack McArthur & Peter Tracey. We are expecting about 80 at the Lunch.

If any of the foregoing is incorrect, no doubt my colleagues will do the necessary!

Innes McOwan:  January 27, 2012

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