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[[Image:Im1912IM-Preatt.jpg|thumb| 1912. ]]
[[Image:Im1912IM-Preatt.jpg|thumb| 1912. ]]
[[Image:Im191210PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| October 1912. ]]
[[Image:Im191210PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| October 1912. ]]
[[Image:Im1912EnV-Pratt.jpg|thumb| 1912. ]]
[[Image:Im191302PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| February 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im191302PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| February 1913. ]]
[[image:Im19130412IM-FPratt.jpg |thumb| 1913. ]]
[[image:Im19130915Loco-Pratt.jpg|thumb| September 1913. ]]
[[image:Im19130915Loco-Pratt.jpg|thumb| September 1913. ]]
[[image:Im19191101IM-FPrattCo.jpg |thumb| Nov 1919. ]]


[[image:Im192001AE-Pratt.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]  
[[image:Im192001AE-Pratt.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]  
[[Image:Im1921Eng-Pratt.jpg|thumb| 1921. ]]


‎‎‎‎[[Image:Im194608MSM-Pratt.jpg|thumb| April 1946. ]]
‎‎‎‎[[Image:Im194608MSM-Pratt.jpg|thumb| April 1946. ]]
[[Image:‎Im194604MSM-Pratt.jpg|thumb| August 1946. ]]
[[Image:‎Im194604MSM-Pratt.jpg|thumb| August 1946. ]]
[[Image:Imv208-p529a.jpg ‎|thumb|1959.Lever operated self-locking '''Cone-Lok''' jig. ]]
[[Image:ImMSM195005-FPratt.jpg|thumb| May 1950. ]]
[[Image:Imv208-p529a.jpg ‎|thumb| 1959. Lever operated self-locking '''Cone-Lok''' jig. ]]
[[image:Im1964Buck-Pratt.jpg|thumb| 1964. ]]
[[image:Im1964Buck-Pratt.jpg|thumb| 1964. ]]
[[Image:130828848 373583030604229 4209390831294071915 n.jpg|thumb| Post-1891 12' F. Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK. ]]
[[Image:130722072 4792956784079094 6770909417734962039 n.jpg|thumb| Post-1891 12' F. Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK. ]]
[[Image:131568721 1059603787778471 4031187013011014977 n.jpg|thumb| Post-1891 12' F.Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK. Note the rope system for shifting the belt from the fast to loose pulley on the countershaft.]]


of Eagle Iron Works, 20 to 22 Winding Road, Halifax, Yorkshire.
of Eagle Iron Works, 20 to 22 Winding Road, Halifax, Yorkshire.
London Office: Norfolk House, Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C.


1886 Company founded by [[Frederick Pratt]] at Halifax.
1886 Company founded by [[Frederick Pratt]] at Halifax.
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1953 Company made public.
1953 Company made public.


c.1955 Acquired [[F. Burnerd and Co]]<ref>The Times, Feb 07, 1957</ref>
1955 Acquired [[F. Burnerd and Co]]<ref>The Times, Feb 07, 1957</ref> from [[George Cohen, Sons and Co]]<ref>The Times, Sep 29, 1955</ref>


1956 Established Pratt Precision Hydraulics as sales agents
1956 Established Pratt Precision Hydraulics as sales agents
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1961 Manufacturers of lathe chucks, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic cylinders and fixtures.  600 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Manufacturers of lathe chucks, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic cylinders and fixtures.  600 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>


Now part of the 600 Group, producing [[Pratt Burnerd]] chucks
1968 Acquired [[Arnott and Harrison]]<ref>The Times, Feb 28, 1969</ref>
 
c.1970 Formation of [[Pratt Burnerd]], chuck makers
 
1981 Pratt Burnerd was acquired by the [[600 Group]]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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[[Category: Machine Tools - West Yorkshire]]

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April 1946.
August 1946.
May 1950.
1959. Lever operated self-locking Cone-Lok jig.
1964.
Post-1891 12' F. Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK.
Post-1891 12' F. Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK.
Post-1891 12' F.Pratt lathe earning a living in a blacksmith's shop in the UK. Note the rope system for shifting the belt from the fast to loose pulley on the countershaft.

of Eagle Iron Works, 20 to 22 Winding Road, Halifax, Yorkshire.

London Office: Norfolk House, Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C.

1886 Company founded by Frederick Pratt at Halifax.

1891 London office opened.

1897 Private company.

1914 Engineers and machine tool makers. Specialities: machine tools and workshop equipment for engineers, shipbuilders, boilermakers, bridge builders, dockyards, bolt and nut making, wood working etc. [1]

1953 Company made public.

1955 Acquired F. Burnerd and Co[2] from George Cohen, Sons and Co[3]

1956 Established Pratt Precision Hydraulics as sales agents

1961 Manufacturers of lathe chucks, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic cylinders and fixtures. 600 employees. [4]

1968 Acquired Arnott and Harrison[5]

c.1970 Formation of Pratt Burnerd, chuck makers

1981 Pratt Burnerd was acquired by the 600 Group

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  2. ↑ The Times, Feb 07, 1957
  3. ↑ The Times, Sep 29, 1955
  4. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  5. ↑ The Times, Feb 28, 1969
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