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1881 Employing 17 men and 8 boys.<ref>1881 Census</ref> | |||
1887 Patented coke breaker for use in large houses: with it a "lad of 14 or 15 years age could break 1 cwt of coke in 20 minutes"; the coke would then be suitable for use in "Tortoise" and other stoves<ref>The Engineer 1887/12/23</ref> | 1887 Patented coke breaker for use in large houses: with it a "lad of 14 or 15 years age could break 1 cwt of coke in 20 minutes"; the coke would then be suitable for use in "Tortoise" and other stoves<ref>The Engineer 1887/12/23</ref> | ||
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1938 "Watersette" water heater | 1938 "Watersette" water heater | ||
1967 | 1967 [[Charles Portway and Son]] were manufacturers of the '''Warmair''' heating system; M C Portway was managing director<ref> The Times Mar 29, 1967</ref> | ||
1976 '''M C Portway and Son Ltd''', of Rosemary Lane, Halstead, advertised radiator foil for reducing heat loss from the back of radiators in houses<ref>The Times, Apr 23, 1976</ref> | 1976 '''M. C. Portway and Son Ltd''', of Rosemary Lane, Halstead, advertised radiator foil for reducing heat loss from the back of radiators in houses<ref>The Times, Apr 23, 1976</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 4 June 2018
Tortoise Iron Works, Halstead, Essex.
See Charles Portway
1881 Employing 17 men and 8 boys.[1]
1887 Patented coke breaker for use in large houses: with it a "lad of 14 or 15 years age could break 1 cwt of coke in 20 minutes"; the coke would then be suitable for use in "Tortoise" and other stoves[2]
1913 Exhibited core ovens at the 1st Foundry Trades Exhibition[3]
1938 "Watersette" water heater
1967 Charles Portway and Son were manufacturers of the Warmair heating system; M C Portway was managing director[4]
1976 M. C. Portway and Son Ltd, of Rosemary Lane, Halstead, advertised radiator foil for reducing heat loss from the back of radiators in houses[5]
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