Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,710 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Boston and Chicago
The business had its origins as Horace McMurtrie & Co., established in 1865. In 1872 the business changed its name to Hill, Clarke & Co. Later became Hill-Clarke Machinery Co.
1885 Gold medal for invention of boat lowering machine
1900 drilling and boring machines.
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