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[[image:Im19211203IM-SwiftLevick.jpg |thumb| Dec 1921. ]] | |||
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Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield. | Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield. | ||
1883 Established | 1883 Established by Thomas Swift Levick to manufacture high grade special steels. | ||
1891 (1 May) - Partnership with [[William McGillivray]] and George R Austin as steel and file manufacturers at Albany Works, Levenson Street, Sheffield, dissolved. T S Levick to continue alone and to rename the works Clarence Works. <Ref> London Gazette - 5 May 1891 </ref> | |||
1912 Started to make metal permanent magnets | |||
1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc | 1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc | ||
1937 Steel and magnet manufacturers. "Foremost 467" Stainless Steel.<ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | |||
1976 Acquired by [[Duport]] | |||
1978 Closure of the specialist steel production - the last in Sheffield; production of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies would continue<ref>The Engineer 1978</ref> | |||
1982 Swift Levick Magnets became part of [[Magnetic Materials Group]] | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 21 November 2024
Steel Manufacturers, of Clarence Steel Works, Sheffield.
1883 Established by Thomas Swift Levick to manufacture high grade special steels.
1891 (1 May) - Partnership with William McGillivray and George R Austin as steel and file manufacturers at Albany Works, Levenson Street, Sheffield, dissolved. T S Levick to continue alone and to rename the works Clarence Works. [1]
1912 Started to make metal permanent magnets
1922 Manufactured crucible cast steels for engineers tools, high-speed steels, alloy steels made by electric furnace, forgings, permanent magnets, files, hammers, etc
1937 Steel and magnet manufacturers. "Foremost 467" Stainless Steel.[2]
1976 Acquired by Duport
1978 Closure of the specialist steel production - the last in Sheffield; production of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies would continue[3]
1982 Swift Levick Magnets became part of Magnetic Materials Group
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ London Gazette - 5 May 1891
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Engineer 1978