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- Holman Brothers Ltd. was a mining equipment manufacturer founded in 1801 based in Camborne, Cornwall, England. Holman was Camborne's, and indeed Cornwall's largest manufacturer of industrial equipment. Holman played a part in World War II making the Polish designed 20mm Polsten gun, similar to the Oerlikon but simpler to build and use. It also produced the Holman Projector for the Royal Navy. At its height Holmans was spread over three sites within Camborne, employing some three and half thousand people. Cornish mining is renowned worldwide. Alongside the mining industry there evolved an industry manufacturing specialised mining equipment. Holman's founder, Nicholas Holman started a boiler works in 1801. The company expanded to develop subsidiary companies in centres of mining all over the world and at one stage approximately 80% of products were exported. (en)
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- merged with Broom and Wade (en)
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- 2000 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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- merged with Broom and Wade (en)
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- Engineering and Manufacturing (en)
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- Camborne, Cornwall, England (en)
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- Holman Brothers Ltd. (en)
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- rock drills & air compressors (en)
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- Climax Mining Equipment (en)
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- Holman Brothers Ltd. was a mining equipment manufacturer founded in 1801 based in Camborne, Cornwall, England. Holman was Camborne's, and indeed Cornwall's largest manufacturer of industrial equipment. Holman played a part in World War II making the Polish designed 20mm Polsten gun, similar to the Oerlikon but simpler to build and use. It also produced the Holman Projector for the Royal Navy. At its height Holmans was spread over three sites within Camborne, employing some three and half thousand people. (en)
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- Holman Brothers Ltd. (en)
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