Bratby and Hinchliffe
of Pott Street and Sandford Street, Ancoats, Manchester
Manufacturer of machinery for the soft drinks industry.
The name is often misspelt as 'Bratby and Hinchcliffe' - note the additional 'c' is not required
1864 Company founded
1883 Advertising as makers of soda water machinery and soluble essences for soft drinks. Agents for James Galloway (Bolton).[1]
1889 Became public company
1894 Brewer’s Exhibition. Steam Cork Bottling Machine [2]
1929 Company made private
By 1930 two of the directors were also partners in Barnett and Foster
1950 Acquired by Barfos Ltd[3]
1961 Bottlers' engineers manufacturing soft drink and mineral water bottling machines and equipment. 300 employees. [4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] The Chemist and Druggist, March 15, 1883
- ↑ The Engineer 1894/11/02 p388
- ↑ The Times, Jun 28, 1950
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE