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[[Image: ‎Im19551212-Myford.jpg|thumb|December 1955]]
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[[Image:Im1956M0120-My.jpg‎|thumb| 20 January 1956 Advert from [[Mechanics Magazine]].]]
[[Image:Im1956M0120-My.jpg‎|thumb| 20 January 1956 Advert from [[Mechanics Magazine]].]]
[[Image:Im1956M0316-My.jpg‎|thumb| 16 March 1956 Advert from [[Mechanics Magazine]].]]
[[Image: Im195612PH-Myford.jpg|thumb|December 1956]]
[[Image: Im195612PH-Myford.jpg|thumb|December 1956]]
[[Image: Im195705PH-Myford.jpg|thumb| May 1957.]]
[[Image: Im195705PH-Myford.jpg|thumb| May 1957.]]

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Myford 3.5 inch lathe.
Myford 3.5 inch lathe.
1945

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1950 Advert from Model Engineer.
1951
November 1953.
December 1955
20 January 1956 Advert from Mechanics Magazine.
16 March 1956 Advert from Mechanics Magazine.
December 1956
May 1957.

of Beeston, Nottingham.

  • 1934 [1] The company was founded in September, by Cecil Moore, to fill a niche for small, inexpensive metalworking lathes.
  • 1951 Advert. Cylindrical grinders. Precision lathes. [2]
  • 1957 Patent - Improvements in belt driven change speed gears. [3]
  • 1959 Patent - Improvements in or relating to face driving lathe centres. [4]
  • Note:(01/09)
    • The company, now Myford Ltd, is still at Beeston. Currently headed by the founder's grandson, Christopher Moore, it has its own website:[4]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ [1] Tin Toys
  2. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p180
  3. ↑ [2] Wikipatents
  4. ↑ [3] Wikipatents
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