Burton and Eames

of Basford and Lenton, Notts

1846 Advert: 'BLEACH WORKS, BASFORD. Mr. JOHN BURTON (successor to the late Mr. John Brown) begs to announce, that he has entered into an engagement of PARTNERSHIP with Mr. FRANCIS EAMES, and that in future their business will be carried on under the Firm of BURTON and EAMES.'

1846 Advert: 'STEAM ENGINE. TO BE SOLD, a Four-horse Condensing Engine, made by Mosedall, Derby.— Apply to Messrs. Burton & Eames, Bleachers, Basford.'. 'Mosedall' was presumably William Mosedale.

1847 Advert: 'MESSRS. BURTON and EAMES having purchased the LACE GASSING BUSINESS and Machinery of Mr. WILLIAM WAYTE, successor to Mr. Samuel Hall the Patentee, respectfully solicit support as Gassers and Bleachers. Basford, May 20th, 1847.'

1851 'As the art of manufacturing gas was improved, and its application extended, it supplied an improved substitute for this purpose, of which the apparatus exhibited Messrs. Burton and Eames, of Nottingham, is an example. A row of gas-burners will be observed in the machine, the length of which corresponds with the width the lace to be gassed, as it is called. The lace is made to pass through this row of gas flames with a certain velocity. It is possible to give to the lace a velocity so great that the flame will not have time to destroy a single particle of the superfluous fibre and, the other band, the velocity may be retarded, so as to destroy not only the fibre, but injure or destroy the lace. By experience, a certain speed is ascertained, which will give to the gas-flames the lime necessary to destroy the fibre without damaging the lace.'

1853 Detailed report of a visit to the works. 250 hands and various engines of about 14 h.p. each employed. Mr. Eames is superintendent.

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