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J. P. Skinner and Co

From Graces Guide

of Lowfields, Sheffield

By 1891 William Edward Skinner was in business as a spiral spring maker

1908 '...J. P. Skinner and Co., Spiral Works, Thomas st.[1]

1939 '... Messrs. Turton Brothers and Matthews, Ltd., and its subsidiaries, J. P. Skinner and Co., Ltd., and Century Drill Works....'[2]

1950 Medium and Light Springs for Engineering, Agriculture and General Purposes.

1957 Light and medium Springs for Engineering, Agricultural (Pick-up types a speciality) and General Purposes.

1970 Liquidators appointed[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. Sheffield Daily Telegraph 25 September 1908
  2. Sheffield Evening Telegraph 04 February 1939
  3. The London Gazette 22 December 1970