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* 1885 Private company.
* 1885 Private company.
* 1896 Taken over by Tilghmans, but operated as a separate company


* 1911 Makers of Universal Facing, Boring, Drilling and Milling Machines. <ref>Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham</ref>
* 1911 Makers of Universal Facing, Boring, Drilling and Milling Machines. <ref>Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham</ref>
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* [[Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners]]
* [[Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners]]
* 1920 November. Exhibited at the Motor Car Show at Olympia and the White City with
* 1920 November. Exhibited at the Motor Car Show at Olympia and the White City with
* 'Broadheath 1885 - 1985 A Century of History' written and published by Frank Bamford. ISBN 0-9517225-2-2
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[[Category:Machine Tools]]
[[Category:Machine Tools]]

Revision as of 21:54, 10 May 2009

1891.
June 1898.
1907.
1907.
1913 Machine for boring the cylinders and valve pockets of Corliss-type cylinders for stationary steam engines

George Richards and Co of Broadheath, Manchester were makers of Machine Tools and Line Shaft Fittings and Pulleys.

  • 1880 Company founded.
  • 1885 Private company.
  • 1896 Taken over by Tilghmans, but operated as a separate company
  • 1911 Makers of Universal Facing, Boring, Drilling and Milling Machines. [1]
  • 1911 Automatic lubricator for shafts. [2]
  • 1914 Engineers. Specialities: side planing machines, boring and turning mills, facing and boring machines, drilling machines, radial drilling machines, pulleys and line. Employees 700 to 800. [3]
  • 1920 Article on new taper boring head for Vertical Boring Mills in 'The Engineer'. [4]
  • 1961 Engineers, specialising in boring and turning mills, slot drilling and key-seating machines, and side planing machines. [5]


Sources of Information

  • Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
  • 1920 November. Exhibited at the Motor Car Show at Olympia and the White City with
  • 'Broadheath 1885 - 1985 A Century of History' written and published by Frank Bamford. ISBN 0-9517225-2-2
  1. Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
  2. The Engineer of 15th December 1911 p622
  3. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  4. The Engineer of 12th November 1920 p485
  5. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE