Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,689 pages of information and 247,075 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
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of Crown Works, Boothtown, Halifax.
1890 Wheel lathe. Faceplate 5ft 9" diameter. See illustration [1]
1893 Advert: 'A. EARNSHAW and SONS LIMITED, MAKERS of the CROWN GAS ENGINE (Otto principle). The best and cheapest on the market. Can be seen working. Inspection invited.'
CROWN WORKS, BOOTHTOWN, HALIFAX.[2]
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