Pratchitt Brothers
of Denton Iron Works, Carlisle, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders (1922)
Maker of stationary engines, of Denton Iron Works, Carlisle. [1]
By 1860 Pratchitt and Blaylock, of Long Island Iron Works, Carlisle
Then moved to the Denton Iron Works, Carlisle, where the name Pratchitt and Co was also used
1866 The company became Pratchitt, Blaylock and Pratchitt
1870 Name changed to Pratchitt Brothers.
1878 Supplied pumping machinery and tank for the new water supply at the Prince of Wales residence at Sandringham[2]
1880 Exhibited a compound engine, intended principally for millers' use.
1887 Supplied the air compression machinery for the Shone system of sewerage at Henley-on-Thames [3]
1905-08 Produced a few steam-driven commercial vehicles.[4]
1914 Produced a pair of winding engines for a colliery in South Wales[5]
1922 Principal: W. M. Pratchitt. Manufacturer of pumping machines, haulage and winding gears, chemical plant.
1963 Name changed to L. A. Mitchell (Pratchitt Brothers)[6]. L. A. Mitchell was a Manchester-based maker of drying equipment.
Subsequently was part of APV-Mitchell (Dryers) Ltd and then APV PASILAC[7]
Now Mitchell Dryers (Kingmoor) Ltd. See Blaylock and Pratchitt for a history of the development of the business.
Note: General John Monash steam engine is on display at The Capella Pioneer Village Museum.