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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

John Dickinson and Co (Keighley)

From Graces Guide
8' table metal planer, unknown date.
8' table metal planer, unknown date cast in name.

of Devonshire Works, Keighley, Yorks

1908 Advert: 'Re JOHN DICKINSON AND COMPANY, DEVONSHIRE WORKS, KEIGHLEY.
VERY IMPORTANT PIECEMEAL SALE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THESE EXTENSIVE WORKS.
EDWARD RUSHTON, SON and KENYON have received instructions from Messrs, H. W. and J. Blackburn, the Receivers herein, to SELL by AUCTION, Piecemeal, on the Premises as above, NEXT WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, May 20th, 21st, and 22nd, and TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 26th. 27th, 28th, and 29th, 1908, the MODERN MACHINE TOOLS, ENGINEERING, FOUNDRY and SMITHY PLANT, OFFICE FURNITURE: about 30 tons Face Plates and Castings, Quantity New Stores, the Valuable Wood and Iron Patterns, and the Goodwill of the Business of the well-known firm of J. Dickinson and Company (as previously advertised). On View prior to Sale. .... '[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 16 May 1908