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[[Image:Im195106Pl-Fry.jpg|thumb| June 1951. Enox Tube Cutter. ]] | [[Image:Im195106Pl-Fry.jpg|thumb| June 1951. Enox Tube Cutter. ]] | ||
of 24-5 King Street, London, E1 | of 24-5 King Street, London, E1 and of 46, Upper Thames-street, E.C. 4 (1923). | ||
Manufacturer and factor of hand tools, of 24/25 King Street, London E.1. | Manufacturer and factor of hand tools, of 24/25 King Street, London E.1. | ||
1923 Developed a sample of a new type of hack saw blade which has been specially produced for cutting | |||
tramway and railway metals. The peculiarity of the saw lies in the arrangement of the teeth, which face in opposite directions in groups of four, so that they cut in either direction. The makers claim that the saw will go on cutting even when the points of the teeth are blunt. The saw, which is British made, is stocked in lengths of 12 in., 14 in., and 16 in. by 18 and 16 gauge thickness.<ref>The Engineer 1923/07/06</ref> | |||
1937 Engineers small tool manufacturers. "Enox" Small Tools. "Wo-Tan" Small Tools. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | 1937 Engineers small tool manufacturers. "Enox" Small Tools. "Wo-Tan" Small Tools. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 9 January 2015
of 24-5 King Street, London, E1 and of 46, Upper Thames-street, E.C. 4 (1923).
Manufacturer and factor of hand tools, of 24/25 King Street, London E.1.
1923 Developed a sample of a new type of hack saw blade which has been specially produced for cutting tramway and railway metals. The peculiarity of the saw lies in the arrangement of the teeth, which face in opposite directions in groups of four, so that they cut in either direction. The makers claim that the saw will go on cutting even when the points of the teeth are blunt. The saw, which is British made, is stocked in lengths of 12 in., 14 in., and 16 in. by 18 and 16 gauge thickness.[1]
1937 Engineers small tool manufacturers. "Enox" Small Tools. "Wo-Tan" Small Tools. [2]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1956 Listed on Birmingham Stock Exchange[3]
1959 Planned to move factory from Greenwich to near the head office and warehouse at Crawley[4]
1967 Purchased 80 percent of J. Thomson Macleod of Glasgows[5].
1968 Developed electron beam welding device, ahead of its international competitors[6]
1969 Acquired Baldwins and Masons, which added a Midlands company to Fry's range of UK representatives[7]
1970 Acquired by Rabone Chesterman[8]