J. Beardshaw and Son








J. Beardshaw and Son Ltd. of Baltic Steel Works, Sheffield.
1819 Company founded by Jonathan Beardshaw.
1893 Private company.
1913 Advert for high-speed tools for cold metal. J. Beardshaw and Sons of Conqueror Steel Works, Sheffield [1]
1914 J. Beardshaw and Son; manufacturers of steel, saws, files and twist drills. Specialities: high-speed steel and tools. Employees 200. [2]
1920 Issued catalogue of 'Conqueror' steels and articles made from it. [3]
1937 Steel, saw and tool manufacturers. "Conqueror" Steel Products. "Invincible" Steel Products. "Vigilant" Steel Products. [4]
1961 Steel manufacturers, rollers and forgers of all qualities of high speed, tool, stainless, alloy and carbon steels. Manufacturers of saws and engineers' small tools. 350 employees. [5]
Later Beardshaw Senior Steels was on this site.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p419
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Engineer of 27th Feb 1920 p208
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE