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of St. George's Wharf, Deptford, London and of St. David's Wharf, Millwall, London, and of Birkenhead and Ipswich, later known as '''Manganese Bronze'''. | of St. George's Wharf, Deptford, London and of St. David's Wharf, Millwall, London, and of Birkenhead and Ipswich, later known as '''Manganese Bronze'''. | ||
1862 [[P. M. Parsons]] went into business of making bearings using [[Parsons' White Brass]]. | |||
1882 Incorporated as a Limited Company. The company was registered on 28 June, to acquire the business of [[ | 1882 Incorporated as a Limited Company. The company was registered on 28 June, to acquire the business of [[P. M. Parsons]], carried on at the works at St. Georges Wharf, Deptford, London. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>. Directors included [[William Colchester|W Colchester]], chairman of the [[Lawes Chemical Manure Co]] of Ipswich, [[William Pearce|W. Pearce]] of [[John Elder and Co]] of Glasgow, [[Perceval Moses Parsons|P. M. Parsons]], etc; manager of the works was P. E. Parsons; temporary offices were at 3 Walbrook, London EC<ref>The Times, 12 July 1882</ref>. | ||
c.1890 Making screw propellers for a range of clients | c.1890 Making screw propellers for a range of clients | ||
1897 'NOTICE is Hereby Given that, by an Order dated the 12th day of February, 1897 (and made by the Honourable Mr Justice Kekewic) in an action wherein the MANGANESE BRONZE AND BRASS COMPANY, Limited, were Plaintiffs, and JOHN WEST was Defendant, the Defendant was (amongst other things) ordered to be perpetually restrained from passing, or attempting to pass off, and from enabling others to pass off, ALLOYS or METALS, not being goods of the Plaintiffs, by the use of the term "Parsons' White Brass," or in any other way, and also from supplying to persons ordering Parsons' White Brass any Alloy or Metal not being the goods of the Plaintiffs, and also from infringing the Plaintiffs' Registered Trade Mark (No. 127), and that the Defendant was also ordered to pay the Plaintiffs the sum of £150 for damages and costs.'<ref> Eastern Morning News - Friday 14 May 1897</ref> | |||
1899 Public company. The company was reconstructed in connection with an increase in the capital, re-registration taking place on 10 March. | 1899 Public company. The company was reconstructed in connection with an increase in the capital, re-registration taking place on 10 March. | ||
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1914 Listed as manufacturing the above. Also Electric, Hydraulic and other work, manufacturers of Damaxine and Turbadium and Parsons' White Brass in various grades; suppliers of bronze propellers to all the leading navies and steamship lines of the world. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Listed as manufacturing the above. Also Electric, Hydraulic and other work, manufacturers of Damaxine and Turbadium and Parsons' White Brass in various grades; suppliers of bronze propellers to all the leading navies and steamship lines of the world. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
1933 Note accompanying report of annual results mentioned that the company was controlled by | 1933 Note accompanying report of annual results mentioned that the company was controlled by the [[British Metal Corporation]]<ref>The Times, 15 May 1933</ref>. | ||
1934 The Thames was home to specialists in | 1934 The Thames was home to specialists in propellers - '''J. Stone and Co''' at Deptford and Charlton made 4 of the largest propellers ever made for vessel #534 being constructed on the Clyde; [[Manganese Bronze and Brass Co]] made the other four<ref>The Times, 25 September 1934</ref>. | ||
1936 '''British Metal Corporation''' sold its shareholding to '''Anglo-French Trust''' which was followed by a capital reorganisation allowing shareholders to subscribe for more shares and | 1936 '''British Metal Corporation''' sold its shareholding to '''Anglo-French Trust''' which was followed by a capital reorganisation allowing shareholders to subscribe for more shares and gave the company capacity to borrow money in future; turnover increased substantially with the increase in shipbuilding so expansion was likely to be needed; demand for Oilite bearings was likely to increase<ref>The Times, 1 May 1937</ref>. | ||
1938 | 1938 Propeller works at Millwall; extrusion and rolling of specialized alloys at Ipswich<ref>The Times, 30 March 1938</ref>. | ||
1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]] | 1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]] | ||
WWII: | WWII: Propeller works moved to Birkenhead. | ||
1951 Progress in design of | 1951 Progress in design of propellers would be aided by the new cavitation tunnel at Durham University; new alloy ''Nikalium'' developed as replacement for manganese bronze<ref>The Times, 15 May 1951</ref>. | ||
1956 Took over [[Lightalloys]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 3 October 1956</ref> and [[Steven and Struthers]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 6 May 1957</ref>. | 1956 Took over [[Lightalloys]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 3 October 1956</ref> and [[Steven and Struthers]] Ltd<ref>The Times, 6 May 1957</ref>. | ||
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1958 Expansion of [[Lightalloys]] into doors for railway stock. | 1958 Expansion of [[Lightalloys]] into doors for railway stock. | ||
1959 Took over [[Redro]] Ltd with its subsidiaries [[Deans and Son|Deans and Son (Yorkshire)]] Ltd and '''Beverley Fibre Glass''' Ltd, all located at Beverley, manufacturers of manual and power-operated doors for road and rail vehicles. Declining demand for | 1959 Took over [[Redro]] Ltd with its subsidiaries [[Deans and Son|Deans and Son (Yorkshire)]] Ltd and '''Beverley Fibre Glass''' Ltd, all located at Beverley, manufacturers of manual and power-operated doors for road and rail vehicles. Declining demand for propellers but new developments such as variable pitch were in demand<ref>The Times, 11 May 1960</ref>. | ||
1960 Formation of [[Stone Manganese Marine|Stone-Manganese Marine]] to handle overseas sale of marine products of [[Manganese Bronze and Brass Co]], [[Stone-Platt Industries|J. Stone and Co (Propellors)]], [[Stone-Platt Industries|Bulls Metal and Marine]], and [[Steven and Struthers]]<ref>The Times, 29 July 1960</ref>. Factory at Willesden sold; Lightalloys merged with Deans at Beverley<ref>The Times, 30 June 1961</ref>. | 1960 Formation of [[Stone Manganese Marine|Stone-Manganese Marine]] to handle overseas sale of marine products of [[Manganese Bronze and Brass Co]], [[Stone-Platt Industries|J. Stone and Co (Propellors)]], [[Stone-Platt Industries|Bulls Metal and Marine]], and [[Steven and Struthers]]<ref>The Times, 29 July 1960</ref>. Factory at Willesden sold; Lightalloys merged with Deans at Beverley<ref>The Times, 30 June 1961</ref>. | ||
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of St. George's Wharf, Deptford, London and of St. David's Wharf, Millwall, London, and of Birkenhead and Ipswich, later known as Manganese Bronze.
1862 P. M. Parsons went into business of making bearings using Parsons' White Brass.
1882 Incorporated as a Limited Company. The company was registered on 28 June, to acquire the business of P. M. Parsons, carried on at the works at St. Georges Wharf, Deptford, London. [1]. Directors included W Colchester, chairman of the Lawes Chemical Manure Co of Ipswich, W. Pearce of John Elder and Co of Glasgow, P. M. Parsons, etc; manager of the works was P. E. Parsons; temporary offices were at 3 Walbrook, London EC[2].
c.1890 Making screw propellers for a range of clients
1897 'NOTICE is Hereby Given that, by an Order dated the 12th day of February, 1897 (and made by the Honourable Mr Justice Kekewic) in an action wherein the MANGANESE BRONZE AND BRASS COMPANY, Limited, were Plaintiffs, and JOHN WEST was Defendant, the Defendant was (amongst other things) ordered to be perpetually restrained from passing, or attempting to pass off, and from enabling others to pass off, ALLOYS or METALS, not being goods of the Plaintiffs, by the use of the term "Parsons' White Brass," or in any other way, and also from supplying to persons ordering Parsons' White Brass any Alloy or Metal not being the goods of the Plaintiffs, and also from infringing the Plaintiffs' Registered Trade Mark (No. 127), and that the Defendant was also ordered to pay the Plaintiffs the sum of £150 for damages and costs.'[3]
1899 Public company. The company was reconstructed in connection with an increase in the capital, re-registration taking place on 10 March.
1914 Directory: Listed as 'sole manufacturers of Parson's patent Manganese Bronze, Immadium and Crotorite; general founders and engineers also manufacturers of plates, sheets, rods, tubes and stampings in Manganese Bronze, yellow metal and naval brass; rolling mills and works'. [4]
1914 Listed as manufacturing the above. Also Electric, Hydraulic and other work, manufacturers of Damaxine and Turbadium and Parsons' White Brass in various grades; suppliers of bronze propellers to all the leading navies and steamship lines of the world. [5]
1933 Note accompanying report of annual results mentioned that the company was controlled by the British Metal Corporation[6].
1934 The Thames was home to specialists in propellers - J. Stone and Co at Deptford and Charlton made 4 of the largest propellers ever made for vessel #534 being constructed on the Clyde; Manganese Bronze and Brass Co made the other four[7].
1936 British Metal Corporation sold its shareholding to Anglo-French Trust which was followed by a capital reorganisation allowing shareholders to subscribe for more shares and gave the company capacity to borrow money in future; turnover increased substantially with the increase in shipbuilding so expansion was likely to be needed; demand for Oilite bearings was likely to increase[8].
1938 Propeller works at Millwall; extrusion and rolling of specialized alloys at Ipswich[9].
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
WWII: Propeller works moved to Birkenhead.
1951 Progress in design of propellers would be aided by the new cavitation tunnel at Durham University; new alloy Nikalium developed as replacement for manganese bronze[10].
1956 Took over Lightalloys Ltd[11] and Steven and Struthers Ltd[12].
1958 Expansion of Lightalloys into doors for railway stock.
1959 Took over Redro Ltd with its subsidiaries Deans and Son (Yorkshire) Ltd and Beverley Fibre Glass Ltd, all located at Beverley, manufacturers of manual and power-operated doors for road and rail vehicles. Declining demand for propellers but new developments such as variable pitch were in demand[13].
1960 Formation of Stone-Manganese Marine to handle overseas sale of marine products of Manganese Bronze and Brass Co, J. Stone and Co (Propellors), Bulls Metal and Marine, and Steven and Struthers[14]. Factory at Willesden sold; Lightalloys merged with Deans at Beverley[15].
1961 Manufacturers of marine propellers in manganese bronze; Kaplan blades and Francis runners; brass and bronze ingots; extruded brass rods, tubes and sections; rolled rods, tubes, plates and sheets; forgings, chill castings and anti-friction white metal ingots; self-lubricating bronze bearings; sintered bronze and brass parts; sintered (high density) iron parts; sintered superload bearings and structural parts; sintered metal filters[16].
1962 Name shortened to Manganese Bronze from 1 January[17]. Acquired Patent Die-Casting Co[18].
1963 Stone-Platt took over the marine division based at Birkenhead[19].
1963 64th AGM. Company converted into a holding company Manganese Bronze Holdings Ltd. Two subsidiaries - established Manganese Bronze Ltd to hold the Wrought Metals Division and Sintered Materials Division, both at Ipswich[20] and Alpax Ltd to hold the Deans and Lightalloys and other companies operating principally at Willesden and Beverley.
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Bearings and Sinterings. Manganese Bronze of Ipswich, Deans and Lightalloys and Patent Die-Casting Co were linked companies
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ The Times, 12 July 1882
- ↑ Eastern Morning News - Friday 14 May 1897
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914 p724
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, 15 May 1933
- ↑ The Times, 25 September 1934
- ↑ The Times, 1 May 1937
- ↑ The Times, 30 March 1938
- ↑ The Times, 15 May 1951
- ↑ The Times, 3 October 1956
- ↑ The Times, 6 May 1957
- ↑ The Times, 11 May 1960
- ↑ The Times, 29 July 1960
- ↑ The Times, 30 June 1961
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, 30 June 1961
- ↑ The Times, 5 April 1962
- ↑ The Times, 23 February 1963
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Apr 17, 1963