William Roberts (Tipton): Difference between revisions

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William Roberts (Tipton) Ltd of Tipton, Staffs., Pig Iron Manufacturers.

1854 Company established.

1899 Incorporated as a limited company.

1899 The company was registered on 21 March, to acquire the business of the firm of the same name, of the Tipton Green Blast Furnaces. ^[1]

1911 Repeated an order to Lilleshall Co for a steam blowing engine^[2].

1914 Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. ^[3] Directors: E. Parkes, M.P. (Chairman), T. Cumberland, A. C. Wright.

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-of Tipton, Staffs
+William Roberts (Tipton) Ltd of Tipton, Staffs., Pig Iron Manufacturers.
 Company established.
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 The company was registered on 21 March, to acquire the business of the firm of the same name, of the [[Tipton Green Blast Furnaces]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
-Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
+Repeated an order to [[Lilleshall Co]] for a steam blowing engine<ref>The Times, March 8, 1911</ref>.
+Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> Directors: E. Parkes, M.P. (Chairman), T. Cumberland, A. C. Wright.
 ==See Also==
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 ==Sources of Information==
 <references/>
-* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 (or perhaps this is a reference to [[W. Roberts and Sons]] of Nelson who were stationary steam engine builders?)
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 [[Category: Town - Tipton]]
-[[Category:Stationary Steam Engines]]
 [[Category: Iron and Steel]]
 [[Category: Iron Works]]
 [[Category: Iron/Steel Foundry]]