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* 1849 Founded by [[Thomas Comstive]] (1829-86)<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | * 1849 Founded by [[Thomas Comstive I]] (1829-86)<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | ||
* 1854 Thomas Comstive of Burnley, shuttle maker. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for weaving<ref>''Leeds Times'', 25 November 1854</ref> | * 1854 Thomas Comstive of Burnley, shuttle maker. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for weaving<ref>''Leeds Times'', 25 November 1854</ref> | ||
* 1868 All debts owed by James Ingham, shuttle maker (deceased) will be paid by Thomas Comstive<ref>Burnley Advertiser, 15 February 1868</ref> | * 1868 All debts owed by [[James Ingham]], shuttle maker (deceased) will be paid by Thomas Comstive<ref>Burnley Advertiser, 15 February 1868</ref> | ||
* 1874 Thomas Comstive appointed to board of | * 1874 Thomas Comstive appointed to board of directors of [[Cooper Brothers and Company]] Ltd.,<ref>''Burnley Advertiser'', 14 February 1874</ref> | ||
* 1880 Thomas and Joseph Comstive of Burnley. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for looms<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'', 14 August 1880</ref> | * 1880 Thomas and Joseph Comstive of Burnley. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for looms<ref>''Nottingham Evening Post'', 14 August 1880</ref> | ||
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* 1888 Moved from Canal Street to Hammerton Street Shuttle Works, Burnley. 'Manufacturers of shuttles, picking stickes &c.'<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 March 1888.</ref> | * 1888 Moved from Canal Street to Hammerton Street Shuttle Works, Burnley. 'Manufacturers of shuttles, picking stickes &c.'<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 March 1888.</ref> | ||
* 1892 | * 1892 Hammerton Street Shuttle Works destroyed by fire<ref>''Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser'', 17 December 1892</ref> | ||
* 1893 New factory at Calder Vale Shuttle Works, Burnley.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 29 April 1893</ref> | * 1893 New factory at Calder Vale Shuttle Works, Burnley.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 29 April 1893</ref> | ||
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* 1929 Moved to Bristol Mill, Caldervale Road.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | * 1929 Moved to Bristol Mill, Caldervale Road.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | ||
* 1949 Managing Director: [[Walter Comstive]], grandson of Thomas Comstive.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | * 1949 Managing Director: [[Walter Comstive]], son of William Comstive and grandson of Thomas Comstive I.<ref>''Burnley Express'', 21 May 1949</ref> | ||
* 1955 Company liquidated, 23 May <ref>''London Gazette'', 27 May 1955</ref> | * 1955 Company liquidated, 23 May <ref>''London Gazette'', 27 May 1955</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:37, 30 March 2017
of Canal Street, Hammerton Street, Calder Vale, and Bristol Mill, Caldervale, Burnley
Shuttle Makers
- 1849 Founded by Thomas Comstive I (1829-86)[1]
- 1854 Thomas Comstive of Burnley, shuttle maker. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for weaving[2]
- 1868 All debts owed by James Ingham, shuttle maker (deceased) will be paid by Thomas Comstive[3]
- 1874 Thomas Comstive appointed to board of directors of Cooper Brothers and Company Ltd.,[4]
- 1880 Thomas and Joseph Comstive of Burnley. Patent: improvements in the shuttles for looms[5]
- 1886 Death of Thomas Comstive, 6 June.[6]
- 1888 Moved from Canal Street to Hammerton Street Shuttle Works, Burnley. 'Manufacturers of shuttles, picking stickes &c.'[7]
- 1892 Hammerton Street Shuttle Works destroyed by fire[8]
- 1893 New factory at Calder Vale Shuttle Works, Burnley.[9]
- 1909 Became a limited company, with Thomas Comstive's four sons, Thomas, William, Louis and Arthur appointed as its directors. New premises on Caldervale Road[10]
- 1929 Moved to Bristol Mill, Caldervale Road.[11]
- 1949 Managing Director: Walter Comstive, son of William Comstive and grandson of Thomas Comstive I.[12]
- 1955 Company liquidated, 23 May [13]
Sources of Information
- ↑ Burnley Express, 21 May 1949
- ↑ Leeds Times, 25 November 1854
- ↑ Burnley Advertiser, 15 February 1868
- ↑ Burnley Advertiser, 14 February 1874
- ↑ Nottingham Evening Post, 14 August 1880
- ↑ Burnley Express, 12 June 1886
- ↑ Burnley Express, 21 March 1888.
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 17 December 1892
- ↑ Burnley Express, 29 April 1893
- ↑ Burnley Express, 21 May 1949
- ↑ Burnley Express, 21 May 1949
- ↑ Burnley Express, 21 May 1949
- ↑ London Gazette, 27 May 1955