Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,701 pages of information and 247,103 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.

Myford Engineering Co

From Graces Guide
Revision as of 23:10, 15 January 2014 by JohnD (talk | contribs)
Myford 3.5 inch lathe.
Myford 3.5 inch lathe.
1945

‎‎‎

1950 Advert from Model Engineer.
1951
November 1953.
December 1955
20 January 1956 Advert from Mechanics Magazine.
16 March 1956 Advert from Mechanics Magazine.
December 1956
May 1957.

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]
  • The company, was still in business until 2011 as Myford Ltd, at Beeston, headed by the founder's grandson, Christopher Moore. However, the firm closed in 2011, and the assets were sold.


See Also

Loading...

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
Retrieved from "https://gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Myford_Engineering_Co&oldid=582981"
Privacy policy Disclaimers About Grace’s Guide Contact Grace’s Guide

Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2025 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 

MW1.43