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[[Image:Im191302PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| February 1913. ]] | [[Image:Im191302PU-Pratt.jpg|thumb| February 1913. ]] | ||
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[[Image:Imv208-p529a.jpg |thumb| 1959. Lever operated self-locking '''Cone-Lok''' jig. ]] | [[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: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: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 unique rope belt switch system for the countershaft fast/loose.]] | [[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 unique rope belt switch system for the countershaft fast/loose.]] | ||
Revision as of 11:37, 17 March 2023
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
- 1914 Whitakers Red Book: E
- 1914 Whitakers Red Book: M
- 1914 Who's Who in Business: Company P
- 1922 Who's Who In Engineering: Company P
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- Arnott and Harrison
- Burnerd and Co
- Charles Alfred Pratt
- Engineering 1907 Jul-Dec: Index: Addresses of Advertisers
- F. Burnerd and Co
- Frederick Pratt
- Peter Brasshouse
- Pratt Burnerd
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Feb 07, 1957
- ↑ The Times, Sep 29, 1955
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Feb 28, 1969