Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 164,585 pages of information and 246,144 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Tomlinsons (Rochdale)

From Graces Guide
Name plate.
c. 1904 - 1908 Tomlinson of Rochdale ‘Moser Raiser’ at the National Wool Museum
1909. 40-roller pile raising machine.
1911.
1917.
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1921.
ca.1950s. Pile raising machine for woollens.
ca.1950s. Pile raising machine for woollens.

Soho Works, Rochdale.

Manufactures of Textile machinery.

1852 Established as James Tomlinson (Rochdale)

1898 The company was registered on 14 May, to take over the business of textile and general machinists and engineers of James Tomlinson (Rochdale). [1]

c.1904 - 1908 'Moser Raiser' (machine for raising the nap of woollen cloth) at the National Wool Museum in Wales

1922 Capital £50,000. Employees: 250. Directors: J. D. Tomlinson (Managing), J. Standeven, G. C. Tomlinson, J. N. Tomlinson. Manufactures.— Textile machinery.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908