James Neill and Co (Sheffield)
Eclipse of Composite Steel Works, Napier Street, Sheffield. Telephone: Sheffield 24372-3. Cables: "Bentley's and A.B.C. Code, 6th Edition"
1889 James Neill, a successful accountant, turns to steelmaking and patents "composite" steel (steel-backed iron).
1929 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Combined Iron and Steel for Machine Knives, Dies, etc., Crucible Steel, Magnet Steel, etc. "Eclipse" Safety Razor Blades. "Eclipse" Hack Saw Blades and Frames. "Eclipse" Permanent Magnets. (Stand No. J.31) [1]
1937 British Industries Fair Advert for 'Eclipse' Non Electric Magnetic Chucks and Accessories. Also 'Eclipse' Hack Saw Blades and Frames; 'Eclipse' High Grade Crucible Steels. (Engineering/Metals/Quarry, Roads and Mining/Transport) [2]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1945 Advert for Eclipse tools including hacksaw blade and frames, pad handles, saw sets etc. [3]
1951 Advert for Eclipse tools. [4]
1953 James Neill and Co (Sheffield) Ltd acquired Hallamshire Steel and File Co from the Holding and Realization Agency[5].
1959 Patent - Improvements in or relating to tool-holders. [6]
1960 Advert for Eclipse hacksaw blade. [7]
1966 Patent - Improvements in or relating to saw-file handles. [8]
1968 Tool bits. [9]
By 1969 was part of James Neill Group which also included James Neill Holdings, Whiteley, Lang and Neill, and Hallamshire Steel and File Co[10]
1969 James Neill Holdings purchased Relham Products, automatic turning specialists, from Dutton-Forshaw[11]
1970 James Neill Holdings acquired John Shaw and Sons (Wolverhampton), toolmakers and merchants; acquired R. A. Stephen of Morden, maker of Goscut tools[12]
1970 Public issue of shares by James Neill Holdings[13]
1971 Acquired Elliott-Lucas,maker of 40 percent of pliers, pincers and nippers in UK[14]
1972 Acquired Benson Verniers and GKN Shardlow Metrology[15]
1985 Purchased Spear and Jackson
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair p123
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair Advert p642; and p394
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p1
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p1
- ↑ The Times, 23 February 1954
- ↑ [1] Wikipatents
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p1
- ↑ [2] Wikipatents
- ↑ The Engineer of 9th August 1968 p221
- ↑ The Times, Jan 17, 1969
- ↑ The Times, Jul 16, 1969
- ↑ The Times April 17, 1970
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1970
- ↑ The Times, Nov 30, 1971
- ↑ The Times, Jun 08, 1972