Atherton and Wood
of Hope Foundry, Preston
1859 Advert: 'MESSRS. ATHERTON AND WOOD, MACHINE MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, Hope Foundry, Lancaster-road, Preston, Beg to inform manufacturers, and the trade generally, that having nearly completed their new premises, they will shortly be prepared to execute orders for WINDING, WARPING, DRESSING, and TAPE-SIZING MACHINES; also POWER LOOMS.'[1]
Hope Foundry was no longer occupied by Atherton by 1877. By 1890 the occupants were Foster Brothers.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Preston Chronicle - 3 December 1859