Gatenby and Pass
of Manchester
1866 Patent. '555. To James Pass, of the firm of Messieurs Gatenby and Pass, Reed, Reed Wire, find Crinoline Steel Manufacturer, for the invention of improvements in the manufacture of elastic reeds and combs for weaving and other purposes." [1]
1868 Partnership dissolved. '... George Gatenby, late of the city of Manchester, and of Union street, 'New Longford, in the county of Lancaster, Reed Manufacturer, deceased, a partner in the firm of Gatenby and Pass, which partnership was dissolved by his death...'[2]