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Thomas A. Ashton

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1895.
May 1896. Speedwell Spanner.
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Piecrust oil can (1).
Piecrust oil can (2).
Piecrust oil can (3).

Thomas A. Ashton Ltd. (also as T. A. Ashton) of Speedwell Works, Sheffield.

1866 Company established by Thomas Atkin Ashton and continued by his son Harry Ashton and daughter Florence Ashton

1881 Employing 10 men, 4 boys and 1 girl.[1]

1895 Advert. Leather-link belting. [2]

1905 Advert for mill shafting, gearing, bearings, pulleys etc. [3]

1917 Advert for malleable fittings. [4]

1919 Advert for malleable fittings. [5]

1922 Directors: H. Ashton (Chairman and Managing), H. Wills (also Secretary ), F. Ashton (probably Florence Ashton, daughter of the founder).

1927 Advert for power transmission fittings. [6]


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1881 Census
  2. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1895. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p155
  3. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p386
  4. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p168
  5. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p204
  6. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p151
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