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'''Smith and Coventry''' of Gresley Ironworks, Ordsal Lane, Manchester were makers of machine tools | '''Smith and Coventry''' of Gresley Ironworks, Ordsal Lane, Salford (Manchester) were makers of machine tools | ||
* 1889 May. Paris Exhibition. A large number of machine tools including a hollow mandril lathe. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 3rd May 1889 p365</ref> | * 1889 May. Paris Exhibition. A large number of machine tools including a hollow mandril lathe. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 3rd May 1889 p365</ref> | ||
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Smith and Coventry of Gresley Ironworks, Ordsal Lane, Salford (Manchester) were makers of machine tools
- 1889 May. Paris Exhibition. A large number of machine tools including a hollow mandril lathe. [1]
- 1892 Advert. [2]
- 1894 Antwerp Exhibition. Display of machine tools including a horizontal and vertical drilling machine. [3]
- 1894 Antwerp Exhibition. Awarded Diploma of Honour for Machinery and Machine Tools. [4]
- 1900 Bevel Gear Planer. Article and illustration in The Engineer. Also Horizontal boring mill, vertical milling machine, Universal milling machine and a radial drilling machine shown at the Paris exhibition. [5]
- 1911 Robey-Smith Automatic Bevel-gear Planer
- 1917 Advert for Novo high-speed twist drills. [6]
- 1919 Advert for Novo high-speed twist drills. [7]
- 1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with a Spiral Bevel Gear Planer and a sensitive drilling machine. [8]
Sources of Information
- Machine Tools by James Weir French in 2 vols. Published 1911 by Gresham
- ↑ The Engineer of 3rd May 1889 p365
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Worcestershire, 1892
- ↑ The Engineer of 27th July 1894 p85
- ↑ The Engineer of 2nd November 1894 p387
- ↑ The Engineer of 24th August 1900 p186
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert on rear o/s cover
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert on rear o/s cover
- ↑ The Engineer of 3rd September 1920 p233 & p359