1951 Directory for the British Glass Industry: Suppliers M
Note: This is a sub-section of 1951 Directory for the British Glass Industry
McGLASHEN (STEWART) & SON LTD., CANONMILLS BRIDGE, EDINBURGH 3. T.A., "Bevel, Edinburgh". T.N., CENtral 4191. Established 1836.
Craigleith, blue mitre and brown fluting wheels; bevelling stones.
Managing Director: R. Pringle.
Secretary: Agnes H. McGegan.
McQUILKIN & CO. For Address, etc. see Section B.
"Esque" polishing powder.
MAGNESITE SYNDICATE LTD. Offices: 310 WINCHESTER HOUSE, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, E.C.2. T.A., "Etisengam, London". T.N., LONdon Wall 5089. Works: SALEM, MADRAS PRESIDENCY, INDIA. Established 1908.
Caustic calcined (Indian) magnesite, lump or finely ground; crude (raw) magnesite; burnt magnesite for refractory purposes.
Managing Director: A. S. Dains.
MAGNETA TIME CO. LTD. See BRITISH VACUUM CLEANER AND ENGINEERING Co. LTD.
MANCHESTER FURNACES LTD., GLOBE WORKS, ASHTON NEW ROAD, MANCHESTER 11. T.A., "Caseharden, Phone, Manchester". T.N., EASt 0137. Established 1934.
Gas, oil and coal-fired metallurgical furnaces; lehrs, annealing and decorative; gas burners; oil burners.
Trade Name: Manchester.
Directors: G. Evans; E. Wilson; W. Hammond.
MANCHESTER WATER METER CO., TIPPING STREET, ARDWICK, MANCHESTER 12. T.A., "Watermeter, Manchester". T.N., ARDwick 3730 and 2904. Established 1860.
Frost's positive water meters; boiler feed meters; oil meters.
Director: H. H. Frost.
MANSFIELD (FRANK) & CO., 62 HAMILTON SQUARE, BIRKENHEAD. T.A., "Precedence, Birkenhead". T.N., Birkenhead 2250 and 6526. Established 1911.
Crushers and granulators for glass-making materials (cullet, silica, limestone, saltcake, coal, anthracite, etc.).
Partners: F. Mansfield; J. M. Mansfield; H. M. Mansfield .
MARSDEN-SMITH GLASS CO. LTD., GORDON ROAD, SOUTH TOWN, GREAT YARMOUTH. T.A., "Recoplast, Phone, Great Yarmouth". T.N., Great Yarmouth 3551. London Office: 1 NEW ROAD, M1TCHAM JUNCTION. T.A., "Glassmiths, Mitcham". T.N., MITcham 2186.
Bakelite caps.
Trade Name: Enduraloid.
Managing Director: H . Marsden-Smith.
MARSHALL (W.) (HESSLE) LTD., THE CLIFF, HESSLE, YORKS. T.N., Hessle 40241/2. Established 1863.
Calcium carbonate.
Managing Director: H . H. Marshall.
Secretary: C. W. Marshall.
MARTIN COLOUR CO. LTD., GATE STREET, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT. T.N., Stoke-on-Trent 2557. London Agent: J. M. J. MAUS, 35 NEW BROAD STREET, E.C.2. Established 1938.
Colours and colouring oxides.
Managing Director: W . Martin.
MASON, ELLIS & JONES, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, 1 OLD HALL STREET, LIVERPOOL 3. T.A., " Haddock, Liverpool". T.N., CENtral 5216 (P.B.X.).
Arsenic; bichromates of potash and soda; alum; witherite; nitrate of soda; nitrite of soda; nitrate of potash.
Successors to Haddock, Parker & Co., established 1856.
MATTHEWS & YATES LTD., CYCLONE WORKS, SWINTON, LANCS. T.A., "Cyclone, Swinton, Lancs." T.N., SWInton 2273/6 (4 lines). London Office: 20 BEDFORD ROW, W.C.1. T.A., "Ventilo, London". T.N., CHAncery 7823/4. Established 1891.
Fans; fan equipment; fume removal, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment; dust-collecting plant.
Trade Name: Cyclone.
Managing Director and Secretary: J. Pennington.
MAY & BAKER LTD., DAGENHAM, ESSEX. T.A., "Bismuth, Easphone, London". T.N., ILFord 3060.
Fine chemicals.
MEAD (HENRY) & CO. LTD., 15 LIME STREET, HULL. T.A., "Hydromel, Hull". T.N., Hull 34780. Established 1901.
Belgian silver sand; Continental extra white sand; flint pebbles for tube mills.
Managing Director: W. F. Mead.
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (PULLIN) LTD., ELECTRIN WORKS, WINCHESTER STREET, ACTON, LONDON, W.3. T.A., "Mipullco, Ealux, London". T.N., ACOrn 4651/2. Established 1937.
Electrical indicating ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, frequency meters, for switchboard and portable use; laboratory standards; galvanometers.
Managing Director: P. J. Ellis.
Secretary: B. T. Dyett, F.C.I.S.
MEDWAY CORRUGATED PAPER CO. LTD., NEW HYTHE, MAIDSTONE, KENT. T.A., "Corrugated, Larkfield". T.N., AYLesford 7281. London Sales Offices: BLACKFRIARS HOUSE, NEW BRIDGE STREET, E.C.4. Established 1930.
Corrugated fibre board packing cases.
MEGATRON LTD. Head Office: 96/97 CHANDOS HOUSE, BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON, S.W.1. T.N., ABBey 7216. Works: 115A FONTHILL ROAD, FINSBURY PARK, LONDON, N.4. T.N., ARChway 3739. Established 1945.
Selenium photo-electric cells; photo-electric apparatus.
Trade Name: Megatron.
Managing Director: Dr. G. A. Veszi.
Secretary: P. Markus, M.Sc.(Tech.).
MEIRSWANN COLOURS, PHOENIX WORKS, MACINTYRE STREET, BURSLEM, STOKE-ON-TRENT. T.A., "Meirswann, Burslem". T.N., Stoke-on-Trent 87313. Established 1871.
Colours.
Proprietor: A. B. Swann.
MELLOR MINERAL MILLS LTD. Head Office and Works: ETRURIA VALE MILLS, STOKE-ON-TRENT. T.A., "Micron, Stoke-on-Trent". T.N., Stoke-on-Trent 29683/4. London Office: DOHM LTD., 167 VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. T.A., "Dohms, London ". T.N., VICtoria 1414. Established 1792.
Ground and pulverized silica and felspar.
Managing Director: S. A. Dohm.
Secretary: H. V. Dixon.
MELLOWES & CO. LTD. For Address, etc., see Section B.
Glazing bars of lead-clothed steel and aluminium alloys; lead cames for leaded light construction; lead-wire; sheet lead.
MELTHAM SILICA FIRE BRICK CO. LTD., MELTHAM, NR. HUDDERSFIELD. T.A., "Refractory, Meltham". T.N., Meltham 321. Established 1900.
First-quality silica bricks.
Trade Name: Meltham.
Managing Director: R. A. Kirkby.
METAL & ELECTRO-CHEMICALS LTD. Head Office: ALLIANCE HOUSE, CAXTON STREET, LONDON, S.W.1. T.A., "Metrochem, Sowest, London ". T.N., ABBey 7508. Works: STOKE-ON-TRENT. Established 1941.
Low solubility frits; red lead.
Trade Name: Metrochem.
Managing Director: D. G. Flay.
METROPOLITAN-VICKERS ELECTRICAL CO. LTD. For Address, etc. see Section B.
Electric motors, control gear, instruments, meters, etc.
MIDDLETON TOOL & ENGINEERING CO. LTD., ALEXANDRA WORKS, ALEXANDRA ROAD, ENFIELD, MIDDLESEX. T .A., "Middleton, Enfield". T.N., HOWard 2252/3. Established 1935. Taper gauges; moulds; bench equipment; precision engineering.
Managing Director: L. J. Middleton.
Secretary: C. Shirley.
MIDLAND FAN CO. LTD. and B.I.F. ENGINEERING CO. (1940) LTD., 212 ASTON ROAD, BIRMINGHAM 6. T.A., "Blast, Birmingham 6". T.N., ASTon Cross 1588/9. Established 1913.
Fans and sheet metal work for blowing, fume removing, furnace firing, etc.; fans for glass cooling.
Trade Names: Midland; B.I.F.
Managing Director: H. Humphreys.
MIDLAND TAR DISTILLERS LTD. Head Office and Works: SPRINGFIELD CHEMICAL WORKS, OLDBURY, WORCS. T.A., "Gastar, Birmingham". T.N., BROadwell 1661/8 (8 lines). Works: SPONDON; BIRKENHEAD; QUEENSFERRY; WELSHPOOL; PETERBOROUGH; LEICESTER; WEST BROMWICH; BIRMINGHAM; BANBURY; DUNSTABLE.
Solvents; coal-tar bases; liquid fuels; road tars; pitch emulsions; lens grinding pitch; creosote oils.
MILKWELL CLAY CO. LTD. Head Office: ESTATES OFFICE, THE LEAZES, HEXHAM. T.N., Hexham 770. Works: DEADRIDGE CLAY QUARRY, CORBRIDGE-ON-TYNE. Established 1946.
Fireclay.
Managing Director: C. B. Straker.
MILLER (JOSEPH) & SONS LTD. Registered Offices: 228 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON, S.E.1. T.A., " Millerosus, Sedist, London". T.N., HOP 1616/7 and 0130. Works: LANT STREET and DISNEY PLACE, LONDON, S.E.1. Established 1888.
Industrial clogs, gloves, aprons and protective clothing.
Managing Director: J. A. Miller.
MITCHELL GLASS CO. LTD., 40 PECKOVER STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. T.N., Bradford 28667. Established 1928.
Automatic glass-forming and fabricating machinery.
Directors: W. B. Mitchell; L. Mitchell.
See Advertisement, page 13.
MITCHELL (L. A.) LTD. Head Office: 37 PETER STREET, MANCHESTER. T.A., "Inspection, Manchester". T.N., BLAckfriars 7224. Works: CARLISLE.
Agitators; autoclaves; chemical plant; rotary sand dryers; pumps (acid); storage tanks.
MITCHELL (N. W.) & SNOW LTD., 133/5 HIGH STREET, STRATFORD, LONDON, E.15. T.A., "Sprucewood, Easphone, London". T .N., MARyland 3418/9. Established 1876.
Corks, bungs and shives for bottles and other containers; wads or liners for screw caps; washers in natural or agglomerate cork; corks, bored for capillary tubes, etc.
Managing Director: A. W. Mitchell.
Secretary: J. C. Mitchell.
MOLER PRODUCTS LTD., HYTHE WORKS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX. T.A., "Furmol, Colchester". T.N., Colchester 3191/3 (3 lines). Established 1925.
Heat insulating bricks, slabs, aggregates and compositions.
Trade Name: Fosalsil.
Directors: R. Wood (Managing); E. W. D. Tennant, O.B.E.; Sir R. W. Matthews, J.P.; R. W. Young, F.C.A.; W. J, Shaw; R. Ingham. Secretary: J. Wood.
See Advertisement, page 25.
MOND NICKEL CO. LTD. Offices: SUNDERLAND HOUSE, CURZON STREET, LONDON, W.1. T.A., "Nictatio, Telex, London". T.N., GROsvenor 4131. Works: CLYDACH, Nr. SWANSEA. Established 1900.
Nickel oxides and salts; cobalt oxides and salts; selenium; tellurium; pure nickel and the platinum group of metals.
MONEY'S PATENTS LTD., STOCKINGWATER LANE, BRIMSDOWN, ENFIELD, MIDDLESEX. T.N., HOWard 1302. Established 1919.
Charges for chemical fire extinguishers.
Directors: C. T. Parfit; J. T. Parfit; N. C. Parfit; K. Parfit.
MONISH GLASS MACHINE CO., ST. CATHERINE'S ROAD, PERTH, SCOTLAND. T.A., "Moncrieff, Perth". T.N., Perth 711. Established 1865.
"Monish" automatic suction bottle-making machines, covering a range of bottles from l oz. to 80 oz., with narrow necks or wide mouths and inside or outside screws. Monish Single-unit (one mould); Monish Major (three mould); Monish Minor (three mould). Moulds, spares, etc.
Trade Name: Monish.
Sole Proprietors: John Moncrieff Ltd., Perth.
MONO PUMPS LTD. Head Office: MONO HOUSE, 67 CLERKENWELL ROAD, LONDON, E.C.1. T.A., "Monopumps, Phone, London". T.N., HOLbom 3712/7 (6 lines). Works: ARNFIELD WORKS, AUDENSHAW, NR. MANCHESTER.
Self-priming positive rotary pumps for chemical fluids and viscous compositions.
Trade Name: Mono.
MOORWOOD (HEDLEY) & CO. LTD., 5 LEOPOLD STREET, SHEFFIELD 1. T.A., "Morod, Sheffield 1". T.N., Sheffield 26018.
Diamond glass cutters.
MORRIS (HERBERT) LTD., LOUGHBOROUGH. T.A., "Comorris, Loughborough". T.N., Loughborough 3123 (11 lines). London Office: 39 VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. T.A., "Morris, Abbey 6856". T.N., ABBey 6856/8 (3 lines). Established 1884.
Conveyors; cranes (hand and electric); elevators; hoists; lifts (hand and electric); pulley-blocks; runways; stacking machines; telphers; trucks, elevating; trucks, fork.
Trade Name: Morris.
Managing Director: F . Morris.
Secretary: D. M. Lawson, C.A.
MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO. LTD., BATTERSEA WORKS, BATTERSEA CHURCH ROAD, LONDON, S.W.11. T.A., "Crucible, Souphone, London". T.N., BATtersea 8822. Established 1856.
"Triangle" refractories for automatic feeders and forehearths, tube drawing plant, and glass silk and wool production; refractory tubes; sillimanite crucibles; pure oxide ware. "Morganite" carbon glass-formers, dies, moulds; carbon bearings for lehrs, etc.
Trade Names: Triangle; Morganite.
Directors: P. Lindsay, O.B.E., M.C. (Chairman); H. C. Mills (Managing); A. R. Bosman; G. W. Edward; R. C. Cregory; L. J. E. Hooper; J. K. V. Morgan; W. M. Rowland, M.B.E.; F. P. D. Scott; A. L. Stock; J. Walker.
Secretary: H. I. Matthey. See Advertisement, page 385.
MORS MOLER LTD., 214 RED LION ROAD, TOLWORTH, SURREY. T.A., "Morsmola, Surbiton". T.N., ELMbridge 2163. Established 1946.
Diatomaceous insulating materials.
Trade Name: Morsmola.
Managing Director: E. Lehn Schioler (Danish).
Secretary: W. H. Land, M.B.E.
MORSON (THOMAS) & SON LTD. Head Office: 47 GRAY's INN ROAD, LONDON, W.C.l. T.A., "Aconitine, Holb, London". T.N., HOLborn 6701/3 (3 lines). Works: SUMMERFIELD CHEMICAL WORKS, PONDERS END, MIDDLESEX. T.N., HOWard 2011. Established 1821.
General chemicals; hydrofluoric acid; arsenic; barium carbonate; borax; calcium carbonate; chromium oxide, green; cobalt oxide, black; copper chloride (cuprous); copper oxide, black; iron sulphate (ferric); manganese dioxide; nickel sulphate; potassium carbonate; potassium fluoride; potassium nitrate; sodium bicarbonate; sodium carbonate; sodium fluoride; sodium nitrate; sodium sulphate; oxide of tin (stannic); zinc oxide.
MORTON (JOSEPH) LTD. Head Office and Works: CINDER HILLS FIRECLAY WORKS, HALIFAX, YORKS. T.A., "Morton, Halifax". T.N., Halifax 4287/8. Works: MYTHOLME, NR. HALIFAX; HOWCANS, NR. HALIFAX. Established 1783.
High-grade firebricks for glassworks.
Directors: S. B. Hill (Secretary); H. Morton; J. F. B. Morton; L. C. C. Morton.
MOSELEY (DAVID) & SONS LTD., CHAPELFIELD WORKS, ARDWICK, MANCHESTER 12. T.A., "Moseley's, Phone, Manchester". T.N., ARDwick 3341/8 (8 lines). London Offices: 53/5 NEW BOND STREET, W.1. T.A., "Moseley's, Phone, London". T.N., MAYfair 0488/9.
Rubber window strip; glazing strip; mouldings, extrudings, and packings for the glass industry.
MOULTON (GEO.) LTD., WHITLEY STREET, ROCHDALE ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER 10. T.A., "Impression, Manchester". T.N., COLlyhurst 1124/5. Established 1850.
Machines for engraving on tumblers, decanters, wine glasses, etc.
Directors: G. P. Varley; W. F. Blackhurst.
MULTIPLE ACTING FLUX LTD., 336 WATFORD WAY, LONDON, N.W.4. T.A., "Extransim, London" . T.N., HENdon 6629. Works: 191 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD 1. T.N., Sheffield 23808. Established 1940.
"Brimulta" graphite for all the glass industry's requirements.
Trade Name: Brimulta.
Managing Director: J. I. Oettinger.
Secretary: B. Braunold.
MUNRO (R. W.) LTD., CLINE ROAD, BOUNDS GREEN, LONDON, N.11. T.A., "Munrengic, Norphone, London". T.N., ENTerprise 4422/3. Established 1864.
Dividing, graduating, marking machines and pantographs for marking scientific glassware; washing machines for sheet and safety glass; glass cutting and coating machines for photographic plates.
Joint Managing Directors: A. J. Munro and R. C. Munro (Secretary).
MYCALEX CO. LTD., 10 ASHCROFT ROAD, CIRENCESTER, GLOS. T.A., "Cirencester 400". T.N., Cirencester 400. London Office: c/o HOARE MILLER LTD., 85 GRACECHURCH STREET, E.C.3. T.A., "Taurus, London". T.N. MANsion House 6851 and 6193. Established 1930.
Manufacturers of glass bonded insulating material known as "Mycalex".
Trade Name: Mycalex.
Managing Director: M. W. Ingram.
Secretary: E. F. Middleton.