Alexander Kenyon and Co
of Victoria Bridge, later of Elizabeth Street, Manchester
1859 Company founded.
1919 Engineer's tools. [1]
1927 Advert for waste oil filter. [2]
1940 Advert. Engineer's stores. Tools. [3]
1945 Advert. Engineers' stores tools. 'Kenyonite' asbestos fibre jointing. [4]
By 1983 was owned by Ferguson International Holdings
Brief History: In 1859 Alexander Kenyon opened a small shop near Victoria Station, Salford, selling waste rags, oils, packing, etc., to mills. His son, W. H. Kenyon, joined the firm in 1885 and developed the business. He remained active until his death in 1944, aged 85. In 1900 the company introduced the first paraffin road danger lamp, called the "Manchester" By 1958, the enlarged premises at Victoria Bridge were too small, and Kenyon moved to Elizabeth Street, Manchester.'[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p199
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p162
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p216
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p256
- ↑ Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 23 November 1988