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1925 Mr. James Morton, governing director Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd., Carlisle.<ref>Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 19 May 1925</ref> | 1925 Mr. James Morton, governing director Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd., Carlisle.<ref>Lancashire Evening Post - Tuesday 19 May 1925</ref> | ||
1935 Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., the | 1935 [[Courtaulds]] took an interest in Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., with which it had been collaborating in the development of a new process.<ref>The Scotsman - Monday 08 April 1935</ref> | ||
1944 A new warp knitting machine was released, based on extensive experiments carried out by the late Sir James Morton and perfected by [[F.N.F.]], Ltd., a company jointly operated by [[Courtaulds]], Ltd., and Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd.<ref>The Engineer 1944</ref> | 1944 A new warp knitting machine was released, based on extensive experiments carried out by the late Sir James Morton and perfected by [[F.N.F.]], Ltd., a company jointly operated by [[Courtaulds]], Ltd., and Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd.<ref>The Engineer 1944</ref> | ||
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of Carlisle.
1914 Founded by Alexander Morton (1844-1923) and continued by his son Sir James Morton
1914 Company registered. Morton Sundour Fabrics. Textile manufacturers and mill owners.[1]
1914 Established a dye making works in Carlisle which, in 1917, was separated from the company as Solway Dyes Co[2]
1925 Mr. James Morton, governing director Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd., Carlisle.[3]
1935 Courtaulds took an interest in Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., with which it had been collaborating in the development of a new process.[4]
1944 A new warp knitting machine was released, based on extensive experiments carried out by the late Sir James Morton and perfected by F.N.F., Ltd., a company jointly operated by Courtaulds, Ltd., and Morton Sundour Fabrics, Ltd.[5]
1996 Ceased trading