Perkin and Co
of Coleman St, New Wortley (1888)
of Holbeck Engineering Works, Leeds. (1912 Advert).
of Wortley Works and Whitehall Tool Works, Leeds.
of Junction Works, Lord Street, Leeds, 12. (1950)
1888 John Perkin of Perkin and Co[1]
1894 John Perkin, managing director.
1894 Brass and iron founders and mechanical engineers, of Junction engine-works, Alderson street, Leeds, John Perkin, man. director
c.1912 Leonard Perkin became works manager
1914 Advertising the 'Fifteen Guinea Miller'
1917 Advert for 'Perco' presses, millers, hacksaws and grinders [2]
c.1919 Leonard Perkin became managing director
c.1925 The decline in demand for machine tools led the firm to explore other lines of business; they developed auto-packing machinery including the lidding of canisters, the gauging and stacking of canister lids and the winding of spiral strawboard tubes for composite containers[3]
1927 Advert for hacksaw machines [4]
1939 John William Perkin (1871-1966) was an engineering managing director[5].
1950 Maker of Spiral Tube Winding Machine for Paper and Cardboard Tubes, Containers and Reeling Centres, Tube Cutting and Coil Winding Machines.