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1899 Incorporated as a limited company.
1899 Incorporated as a limited company.
1899 The company was registered on 21 March, to acquire the business of the firm of the same name, of the [[Tipton Green Blast Furnaces]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>


1914 Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
1914 Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
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* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 (or perhaps this is a reference to [[W. Roberts and Sons]] of Nelson who were stationary steam engine builders?)
* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 (or perhaps this is a reference to [[W. Roberts and Sons]] of Nelson who were stationary steam engine builders?)


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Revision as of 08:49, 22 September 2015

of Tipton, Staffs

1854 Company established.

1899 Incorporated as a limited company.

1899 The company was registered on 21 March, to acquire the business of the firm of the same name, of the Tipton Green Blast Furnaces. [1]

1914 Pig iron manufacturers, forge and foundry. Employees 230. [2]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  • Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 (or perhaps this is a reference to W. Roberts and Sons of Nelson who were stationary steam engine builders?)