George Hattersley and Sons

of Northbrook Works, Keighley
- 1789 Company founded.
- 1867 Dobby mechanism patented.
- 1888 Private company.
- 1933 Standard Looms. Exhibit at Armley Mill Museum
- 1961 Textile machinery manufacturers also smallwares, webbing and lamp wick manufacturers. Makers of the first power loom and "Heald" or "Dobby" machine. 450 employees.