Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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* 1874 Company established by'''Thomas Lindsley''' as a saw manufacturer.
1874 Company established by'''Thomas Lindsley''' as a saw manufacturer.


* 1894 Company re-established by '''Louis Henry Turtle''', who had previously been connected to a Sheffield manufacturer for twenty years when he managed and travelled for one of the leading houses.
1894 Company re-established by '''Louis Henry Turtle''', who had previously been connected to a Sheffield manufacturer for twenty years when he managed and travelled for one of the leading houses.


* 1914 Tool specialists, cutlery manufacturers and furnishing and builders' ironmongers. Specialities: tools for all trades with expert knowledge of manufacture both English, American and continental. Sole agents for [[Bassett-Lowke]] scale model locos and "Hobbies" specialities. Employees 18. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
1914 Tool specialists, cutlery manufacturers and furnishing and builders' ironmongers. Specialities: tools for all trades with expert knowledge of manufacture both English, American and continental. Sole agents for [[Bassett-Lowke]] scale model locos and "Hobbies" specialities. Employees 18. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>


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of Crown Hill Works, Croydon

1874 Company established byThomas Lindsley as a saw manufacturer.

1894 Company re-established by Louis Henry Turtle, who had previously been connected to a Sheffield manufacturer for twenty years when he managed and travelled for one of the leading houses.

1914 Tool specialists, cutlery manufacturers and furnishing and builders' ironmongers. Specialities: tools for all trades with expert knowledge of manufacture both English, American and continental. Sole agents for Bassett-Lowke scale model locos and "Hobbies" specialities. Employees 18. [1]

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