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Myford Engineering Co

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1945

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1951
December 1955
December 1956

of Beeston, Nottingham

  • 1934 [1] The company was founded in September, by Cecil Moore, to fill a niche for small, inexpensive metalworking lathes.
  • 1951 Advert. Cylindrical grinders. Precision lathes. [2]
  • 1957 Patent - Improvements in belt driven change speed gears. [3]
  • 1959 Patent - Improvements in or relating to face driving lathe centres. [4]
  • Note:(01/09)
    • The company, now Myford Ltd, is still at Beeston. Currently headed by the founder's grandson, Christopher Moore, it has its own website:[4]


Sources of Information

  1. ↑ [1] Tin Toys
  2. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p180
  3. ↑ [2] Wikipatents
  4. ↑ [3] Wikipatents
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