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Pollit and Wigzell of Sowerby Bridge
- Established at the end of the eighteenth century by Timothy Bates.
- Maker of stationary engines. [1]
- 1891 Incorporated as a limited company. The original directors were Joseph Pollit and Eustace Wigzell.
- 1909 Textile engine. (Exhibit at Birmingham Thinktank museum)
- 1913 Name Plate. (Exhibit at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry)
- 1914 Engineers. Specialities: stationary engines of all descriptions for driving all classes of machinery and millwright work. Employees 300. [2]
Sources of Information
- ↑ Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book