An important company in the early development of aircraft was the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company. For some reason, so many people misspelled it that it was shorted to "Gloster". It is unfortunate that the company is known for warplanes, rather than civilian aircraft, but during the Second World War the Allies fielded only one jet plane. It was the Gloster Meteor, and was made in my native Gloucestershire. Image from the Wikipedia article "Gloster Meteor".
Adjustable wrenches are found in toolboxes across the world, along with a hammer and screwdriver it is the most common tool. In some countries it is called a "spanner". Adjustable wrenches were invented in Gloucestershire by Edwin Budding, who also invented the lawnmower. Image from the Wikipedia article "Adjustable Spanner".
Charles Wheatstone was from Gloucester and his electric telegraph was the first step toward modern electronic communications.
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