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 167,645 pages of information and 247,064 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.

Fred Thompson (Cranswick)

From Graces Guide

of Hutton Cranswick, near Driffield

1973 ' Mr Fred Thompson an agricultural engineer of Hutton Cranswick'[1]

1975 'A prototype peanut harvester developed by the North Humberside agricultural engineering firm of Fred Thompson (Cranswick) Ltd may win a million order for 500 similar machines from Sudan. It is to be tested alongside Australian and American machines before a final decision on purchase is taken'[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 17 May 1973
  2. Chester Chronicle - Friday 17 October 1975