James C. Kay and Co
of Phoenix Foundry, Brook Foundry and Heap Bridge Foundry, Bury
J C Kay & Co See also James Clarkson Kay
Maker of stationary engines. [1]
1865 of Phoenix Foundry, Bury. Design and execution of steam engines
1865 500 HP engines, named 'Industry' and 'Perseverance' for the Wellington Mill, Elton of the Bury Co-operative Manufacturing Co.[2]
c.1867 Twin six column beam engine at Dancers End (Chiltern Water Co.)[3]. Now installed at Kew Bridge Steam Museum
1905 Advert. Machine cut and machine moulded wheels. Rope and Strap pulleys. Fly wheels and friction clutches. Of Brook Foundry, Bury. [4]
1913 Advert for Disc friction clutch and machinery. Of Heap Bridge Foundry, Bury. [5]
One notable employee was James Sharples, who worked there as a boy, and became a fine self-taught amateur engraver, best known for his engraving 'The Forge'.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
- ↑ Bury Times, 7 January 1865
- ↑ Plate 36, 'Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 6: The South Midlands', by George Watkins, Landmark Publishing Ltd
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p380
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p429
- ↑ Dundee, Perth, Forfar, and Fife's People's Journal - Saturday 26 May 1860