David Brown Limited was a British engineering company, principally engaged in the manufacture of gears and gearboxes. ... Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment. ... A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ...

Founded in 1860 as a general manufacturing company, by 1873 David Brown had focused on gear systems. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1947, the company acquired Aston Martin and in 1948, Lagonda, selling both in 1972 to Company Developments Limited. Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lagonda, the British car maker, was founded in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by the American Wilbur Gunn. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

In 1990, the family disposed of its stake to its management who floated the group as a public company in 1993. David Brown was acquired by Textron Inc. in October 1998. Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Textron (NYSE: TXT) is a major US based conglomerate, who, unlike most other conglomerates, remains fairly large today after the glory years in the 1960s. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

External links

• David Brown history at Textron website

The David Brown Tractor Club, Spinks Mill, Meltham