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Oldham and Son

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Coal miner's electric cap lamp, with type R battery pack
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Battery manufacturers, of Denton, Manchester.

1865 Established, as an engine and machine maker of Denton by Joseph Oldham (b.1832 in Hyde)[1] [2]

Orlando Oldham led a rapid expansion into hat manufacturing machinery and electric safety lamps for miners[3]

1911 Manufacturer of mechanical items for collieries and hat manufacturer.[4]

Orlando's son, John was apprenticed to the company; he developed a battery for the miners' lamps they made (which previously had been made with Chloride batteries), which was the prototype of a major line of products for the business.

1920 Private company.

1920 Patent to O. Oldham, G. Oldham and J. Oldham of Denton for improvements in terminals for batteries[5]

Post-WWI The business was led by Orlando's three sons - John, George and Edward. They took the business into (rechargeable) batteries for radios and then into car batteries

1937 Battery manufacturers. "Oldham" Batteries.[6]

1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers

Post-WWII expansion into overseas markets through exports and by establishing overseas subsidiaries

1947 Company made public.

1960 Advert for batteries for mining.[7]

1961 Manufacturers of electrical equipment, electrical storage batteries, miners' electrical safety lamps, also general engineers, manufacturing fur-felting machinery for the hat manufacturing industry. 1,000 employees.[8]

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Batteries.[9]

1965 Following the death of John Oldham, his son Orlando became chairman

1969 Oldham and Son (Denton) Ltd was incorporated as a private company which was then renamed Oldham and Son Ltd

1971 Carlton Industries outbid Chloride Electrical Storage Co to acquire Oldham International[10]

1978 Oldham and Son Ltd was renamed Oldham Batteries Ltd

1981 Hawker Siddeley acquired Carlton Industries; its particular interests were in the the car battery parts of the group[11]

1987 Oldham Batteries Ltd was renamed Oldham Crompton Batteries Ltd

1989 Carlton Industries was renamed Hawker Batteries Ltd[12]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1891 census
  2. ↑ The Times, May 22, 1965
  3. ↑ The Times May 22, 1965
  4. ↑ 1911 census
  5. ↑ The Engineer 1921/01/14
  6. ↑ * 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  7. ↑ * Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p559
  8. ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  9. ↑ * 1963 Motor Show
  10. ↑ The Times, Dec 31, 1971
  11. ↑ The Times, Saturday, October 15, 1988
  12. ↑ Companies house filings
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