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[[image:ImDenison-20181014.jpg|thumb| Closed industrial rail line in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, preserved as "an historic remnant" of a weighbridge that was used at the end of the rail line where a sugar refinery was located.]] | |||
[[image:Im1853WLeeds-SDenison.jpg|thumb| 1853]] | [[image:Im1853WLeeds-SDenison.jpg|thumb| 1853]] | ||
[[image:Im1882POLon-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1882. ]] | [[image:Im1882POLon-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1882. ]] | ||
[[Image:ImDenison1882-20190811.jpg|thumb| Brass Plaques. ]] | |||
[[image:Im18880203E-Den.jpg|thumb| February 1888.]] | [[image:Im18880203E-Den.jpg|thumb| February 1888.]] | ||
[[Image:Im18891213Eng-Denison1.jpg|thumb| December 1889. ]] | [[Image:Im18891213Eng-Denison1.jpg|thumb| December 1889. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im18960509IM-Denison.jpg|thumb| May 1896.]] | |||
[[image:Im189806Cass-Denison.jpg|thumb| June 1898. ]] | [[image:Im189806Cass-Denison.jpg|thumb| June 1898. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im189908Cass-Den.jpg |thumb| August 1899. ]] | [[Image:Im189908Cass-Den.jpg |thumb| August 1899. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1900Brad-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1900. ]] | [[Image:Im1900Brad-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1900. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im190209Pages-BlakeDenison.jpg|thumb| September 1902. ]] | [[Image:Im190209Pages-BlakeDenison.jpg|thumb| September 1902. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1904EnV98-p084.jpg|thumb| 1904. 100-ton chain testing machine.]] | [[Image:Im1904EnV98-p084.jpg|thumb| 1904. 100-ton chain testing machine.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p70.jpg|thumb| 1909. 50-ton hydraulic testing machine.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p70.jpg|thumb| 1909. 50-ton hydraulic testing machine.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1921Eng-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1921. Weighbridges. ]] | |||
[[image:Im19211203IM-SamDenisonSon.jpg |thumb| Dec 1921. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im19291206Eng-Denison.jpg|thumb| December 1929. Tandem Weighbridge. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im19590220En-Deni.jpg|thumb| February 1959. Universal Testing Machines. ]] | [[Image:Im19590220En-Deni.jpg|thumb| February 1959. Universal Testing Machines. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1960MWYB-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1960. ]] | [[Image:Im1960MWYB-Denison.jpg|thumb| 1960. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20101013AM-SamDenison.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Armley Mill Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20101013AM-SamDenison.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Armley Mill Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[image:im20170306RB-SmDenison1.jpg |thumb| Weighing Machine. Model no: 161/SD23 Machine no: P3538/26533 375kg x .5kg. Found in New Zealand.]] | |||
[[image:im20170306RB-SmDenison.jpg |thumb| Weighing Machine. Model no: 161/SD23 Machine no: P3538/26533 375kg x .5kg. Found in New Zealand. ]] | |||
[[image:im20170306RB-SamDenison2.jpg |thumb| Weighing Machine. Model no: 161/SD23 Machine no: P3538/26533 375kg x .5kg. Found in New Zealand. Details.]] | |||
[[Image:IMG crane.jpg |thumb| 10-ton crane scales from Abbott and Co, Newark.]] | |||
of Atlas Foundry, Leeds. | of Atlas Foundry, Leeds. | ||
of Hunslet Foundry, Moor Road, Leeds 10 | of Hunslet Foundry, Moor Road, Leeds 10 | ||
1770 Company established by | of Carr Moor, Leeds. | ||
1770 Company established by [[Thomas Glover (3)|Thomas Glover]]. | |||
1820 Company name changed when Glover was succeeded by his cousin [[Samuel Denison]]. | 1820 Company name changed when Glover was succeeded by his cousin [[Samuel Denison (b.1785)|Samuel Denison]]. | ||
1834 Listed as a whitesmith, scale beam, screw press and weighing machine maker. <ref>General & Commercial Directory of Leeds, 1834</ref> | 1834 Listed as a whitesmith, scale beam, screw press and weighing machine maker. <ref>General & Commercial Directory of Leeds, 1834</ref> | ||
1851 Denison's son | 1851 Denison's son [[Henry Dean Denison]] joined the firm and the title was changed again to [[Samuel Denison and Son]]. | ||
1857 S. Denison and Son, Sidney Street, Leeds, weighing machine manufacturers<ref>Post Office Directory, West Riding</ref> | |||
1887 Henry Denison's sons became partners - Samuel and George Henry Denison.<ref>The Engineer 1889/08/02</ref> | 1887 Henry Denison's sons became partners - [[Samuel Denison]] and [[George Henry Denison]].<ref>[[The Engineer 1889/08/02]]</ref> | ||
1904 Private company. | 1904 Private company. | ||
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1937 Weighing and testing machines. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | 1937 Weighing and testing machines. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
1938 Advertising 'Dilo' wheel balancers for locomotives (scales indicating weight on each wheel).<ref>The Railway Gazette, 30 Nov 1938</ref> | |||
1960 Advert. Universal testing machines from 10 to 50 tons capacity. <ref>Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p101</ref> | 1960 Advert. Universal testing machines from 10 to 50 tons capacity. <ref>Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p101</ref> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Cast | * Cast iron weighing machine base exhibited at [[Armley Mill Museum]] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 31 July 2024
of Atlas Foundry, Leeds.
of Hunslet Foundry, Moor Road, Leeds 10
of Carr Moor, Leeds.
1770 Company established by Thomas Glover.
1820 Company name changed when Glover was succeeded by his cousin Samuel Denison.
1834 Listed as a whitesmith, scale beam, screw press and weighing machine maker. [1]
1851 Denison's son Henry Dean Denison joined the firm and the title was changed again to Samuel Denison and Son.
1857 S. Denison and Son, Sidney Street, Leeds, weighing machine manufacturers[2]
1887 Henry Denison's sons became partners - Samuel Denison and George Henry Denison.[3]
1904 Private company.
1914 Weighing machinists and ironfounders. Specialities: automatic weighing machinery and testing machines from 100 lb to 300 tons capacity.[4]
1920 Acquired by W. and T. Avery
1937 Weighing and testing machines. [5]
1938 Advertising 'Dilo' wheel balancers for locomotives (scales indicating weight on each wheel).[6]
1960 Advert. Universal testing machines from 10 to 50 tons capacity. [7]
1961 Weighing and testing machine makers. 300 employees. [8]
Notes
- Cast iron weighing machine base exhibited at Armley Mill Museum
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ General & Commercial Directory of Leeds, 1834
- ↑ Post Office Directory, West Riding
- ↑ The Engineer 1889/08/02
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Railway Gazette, 30 Nov 1938
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p101
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE