Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Acme Spinning Co

From Graces Guide

of Acme Mill, Swinton Hall Road, Pendlebury.

1905 Built the Acme Mill powered entirely by electricity - Lancashire Electric Power Co.[1]

1919 Acquired by Amalgamated Cotton Mills Trust.[2]

1959 Ceased production under a Government backed compensation scheme to rationalize the industry.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. Cotton Factory Times - Friday 24 February 1905
  2. The Times, December 4, 1919
  3. The Times, September 26, 1959