The company didn’t always make boilers, but that’s not surprising when you consider they were founded in 1850 – there wasn’t much demand for boilers except in large scale industrial applications, so it was hard for a new company to break into it. By the turn of the century, though, it was becoming increasingly apparent that boiler technology had advanced the point where it could be used in commercial buildings and perhaps even private homes, which also made it easier for small companies to make their mark. Potterton did so, and installed their first boiler, the ‘Victor’, in 1902. Their sense of flair and timing was shown off in 1908, when they installed no fewer than 16 Victor boilers in a single installation, the first of its kind to be done. Evidently, that gave the company something of