Globe Engineering Co

1895. From ‘The Mechanical World Year Book’

Globe Engineering Co of Victoria Buildings, Manchester

1892 Advert: 'NEW COMPANIES. The "Investors' Guardian" says the following new companies have been registered during the past week:
GLOBE ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED.
This company was registered on the 14th inst., with capital of £40,000, in shares, to carry into effect an agreement expressed to be made between Mr. A. G. Browne, of one part, and this company, of the other part, for the acquisition of the undertaking of ironfounders, iron and steel manufacturers, engineers, mechanical and electrical tool makers, to acquire patents and inventions of every description, and to develop and to turn to account the same. The subcribers are [all with one share each]:-
A. G. Browne, Keston, Gilmour, Bolton, Lancashire, engineer
A. Hollings, Belmont Villas, Fairfield, Manchester, engineer
E. Grayson, Brookfield, Winston [Winton?], Manchester, flax and hemp spinner
E. G. Constantine, Sandfield, Winston, Manchester
E. L. Stanley, 15, Alexandra-road, Waterloo, director
B. Cooper, Cheetham Hill-road, Manchester, manufacturer
J. H. Noble, Bellfield House, Ashton-under-Lyne, machinist.

'There shall not be less than three nor more than five directors ; the first are the first, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth of the signatories to the memorandum of association ; qualification, £250 ; remuneration, £200. divisible. Registered by Messrs. Addleshaw, Warburton, and Trenam, 7, New-court, London, W.C. Registered office, 32, Victoria-street, Manchester.'

1894 Steam and water separator. Article in ‘The Engineer’

1895 Advert. Simple and compound engines. Indicators and diagram averager.

1896 'THE CONFLICT IN A LOCAL COMPANY.
At the Court the Chancery yesterday, his Honour Vice-Chancellor Hall continued hearing the cases in which the managing director of the Globe Engineering Company is at variance with three other directors and shareholders In the first case the plaintiffs, George Henry Hollingworth, Ezekiel Grayson Constantine, and Thomas Clarke, directors of the Globe Engineering Company, on behalf of themselves and shareholders in the company, brought an action to restrain Arthur George Brown, managing director of the Globe Engineering Company, from conducting or having a pecuniary interest in a separate and rival business competing with in whose employ he was. An injunction was prayed for to restrain him from holding an interest in the Atlas Bronze Company, and calling upon him to account for all profits made by the defendant un the manufacture and sale of white metal.

'The second action by the same plaintiffs was against Arthur George Brown. John Joseph Tinker, and John Sugden, and prayed the court to declare that the proceedings of a meeting of the Globe Engineering Company, held on the 15th January, were irregular and invalid ..... The examination of the plaintiff Hollingworth was continued by Mr. Maberly. Witness said he remembered the Globe Engineering Company entering into an agreement with the Pittsburg Company for the sale of aluminium ingots on commission. The remainder of the business was to be conducted as a merchant business. This was in February, 1895. On the 31st May, 1895. Brown told witness that he had started work at the foundry in Egerton-street, Salford. Witness asked him, on behalf of his co-directors, to dispose of the new metal business and devote himself to the business of the Globe Engineering Company in accordance with his agreement......'

1903 Advert: 'Valuable Engineering Works, situate Middleton, near Manchester, for Sale as a Going Concern in One Lot.
Messrs. Wm. SALISBURY & HAMER, F.A.I., will OFFER for SALE BY AUCTION, as a Going Concern, in one Lot (by order of the First Debenture Holder and the Trustee of the First Debenture Holder), at the Thatched House, Newmarket-place, Manchester, Tuesday, the 31st day of March, 1903, at four o'clock in the afternoon, subject to special conditions of sale to be then and there produced-
ALL that Valuable ENGINEERING WORKS, called Globe Works, situate at Middleton, near Manchester, with the gas engine, shafting, piping, electric light installation, high class modern machine tools, plant, office furniture, and other fixtures therein, and the valuable land forming the site thereof.
The PREMISES are leasehold, situate within 100 yards of Middleton Station, on the L. and Y. Railway line, and will be sold subject to the conditions upon which the same are now held, and to two yearly rents of £4 and £5 1s. 6d., payable in respect of the premises, but with the benefit a yearly rent charge of £10 5s., receivable in respect of adjoining property.
The WORKS are adapted for electric, refrigerating, cold storage, aud general engineering, tool-making, and brass founding, as recently carried on by the owners, Messrs. Duxbury Bros. Limited.
The BUILDINGS are brick-built, one to three storeys high, a lofty one-story turning and erecting shop, having recently been erected.
The MOTIVE POWER, &c., comprises one horizontal 36-h.p. gas engine, the "Stockport' 10in. cylr., 16in. stroke, with tube ignition, and two balance wheels, by Andrew and Co. Limited ; polished shafting and wrought-iron piping throughout the premises, and electric light installation, by J. H. Pickup and Co. Limited, Bury.
The MACHINE TOOLS, &c.', are by Messrs. the Northern Engineering Co., Halifax, and Messrs. Duxbury Bros. Limited, and include seven high class modern self-acting slide, surfacing, and screw cutting gap lathes, 6in to 14 1/2in. centres, on 6ft. to 20ft. planed cast-iron beds; 11 1/2in. slide lathe, 9in. centre lathe, one 5in. and one 8 1/4in. Wood turning lathes, milling machine, one new double tool box self-acting planing machine to plane 12ft. long by 3ft. 6in. wide by 3ft. 6in. high. One new single tool box, ditto to plane 6ft. long 2ft. 6in. wide by 2ft. 6in. high. One four feet radial arm drilling machine, one American drilling machine, jigger saw, circular iron saw bench to admit a 24in saw, Tangye's six ton overhead travelling crane, smiths' hearth and fan, fitters' benches and vices, office, furniture, &c.
The purchaser will have take over the patterns, loose tools, utensils, new stores, stock, &c. at a valuation to be made in the usual way. The conditions of sale can be inspected at the offices of the vendors' solicitor three days previous the sale.
Further particulars and cards to view may obtained upon application the Auctioneers, Blackburn (Tel. No. 151); and Manchester (Tel. No. 566); J. SUTCLIFFE, solicitor, Darwen (Tel. No. 62).'

1903 Advert by Edward Rushton, Son and Co of Piecemeal for sale of Engineering Tools and other Contents of the Globe Engineering Works, Middleton, comprising the whole of the Modern engineering tools and 6-ton overhead travelling crane, 36-h.p. gas engine, electric light installation, office furniture, utensils, strapping, and other effects, as previously advertised.

1903: Results of sales: 'For the Globe Engineering Works, situated at Middleton, submitted by Messrs. William Salisbury and Hamer as a going concern, there was no offer. The premises are leasehold, subject to the payment of chief rents amounting £10. 1s. 6d., but with the benefit of a receivable rent of £10. 5s. in respect of an adjoining property.' . Same company?

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Sources of Information

• Mechanical World Year Book 1895. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p142
• The Engineer of 22nd June 1894 p548