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Kirkstall Forge Co

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1867. 1250 ton Forging Press to the patent of John Haswell, for the Cyclops Works, Sheffield.

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1868.
1868. 40 ton steam forge.
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1873. 1000-ton hydraulic press made under Haswell’s patent, for Cammell of Sheffield
1873. Three-hundredweight steam hammer at the 1873 Vienna Universal Exhibition.
1876.
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February 1888.
June 1888. Shafting.
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April 1903.
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November 1926. Axles.
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November 1947.
1948. Intro to catalogue (1).
1948. Intro to catalogue (2).
1948. Intro to catalogue (3).
June 1948.
May 1950.

Kirkstall Forge Co of Leeds

Original forge established by the monks of Kirstall Abbey in about the year 1200.

1779 The Butler and Beecroft families went into business together at the Kirkstall Forge.

1858 The name Beecroft, Butler and Co, was altered to the Kirkstall Forge Co

1862 Exhibitor at 1862 Exhibition[1] [2]

1863 Press 1,250 tons - the largest ever made at the time as detailed in the London Science Museum

1874 Joseph Pickles is foreman.[3]

1891 Advert for shafting. [4]

1914 Directory: Steel Manufacturers. [5]

1919 Private company Kirkstall Forge Co Ltd founded to acquire the business carried on by Kirkstall Forge[6].

1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history.

1930s Most of the buildings were rebuilt and machine shops refitted, much of the machinery being specially designed for the company's purposes[7].

1937 Steel bars and drop forgings. "Kirkstall" Steel Bars and Drop Forgings. [8]

1949 Kirkstall Forge Engineering made public. Rodney Fawcett Butler is Chairman and MD. [9]. Directors intended to transfer the steel bar department to a separate subsidiary. About 1,800 employees.

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