J. A. Crabtree and Co












of Lincoln Works, Walsall.
Manufacturers of Crabtree switchgear and electrical accessories.
1919 Formed as a private company, founded by John Ashworth Crabtree and continued by his son Jack Crabtree
1923 Commenced building its new factory, the Lincoln Works, Walsall.
1936 A public company, Crabtree Electrical Industries, was incorporated as a holding company for J. A. Crabtree and Co[1]
1937 Advert. Boots Pure Drug Co used Crabtree control gears in a number of their machines.
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1959 Crabtree Electrical Industries acquired C. M. Churchouse and its subsidiary Robbins and Bradley [2]
1961 Manufacturers of electrical accessories and switchgears.[3]
1972 Acquired by the Ever Ready Co (Great Britain)
See Crabtree Electrical Industries
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1936
- ↑ The Times, Jul 13, 1959
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE