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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 18:15, 21 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Peter Large (Prescot) (Created page with "of Prescot, Lancashire 1837 'Explosion of Steam Boiler at Prescot.- On Saturday forenoon, the steam boiler belonging to Mr. Peter Large, spindle and fly manufacturer, explode...")
- 11:16, 21 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Bateman's Buildings, Manchester (Created page with " == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Information == <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT: }} Category: Town - Manchester")
- 07:24, 21 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page James Lord (Salford) (Created page with "== See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Information == <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT: Lord, J}} Category: Town - Salford Category: Boiler Makers")
- 10:06, 19 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Benjamin Waterhouse (Glossop) (Created page with "of Glossop, Derbyshire 1836 Advert: bankruptcy sale of mill equipment, for the assignees of Benjamin Waterhouse, included a 10 HP engine by Banks and a 10 HP engine by Will...")
- 09:40, 19 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Hood Street Foundry (Manchester) (Created page with "of Hood Street, Ancoats 1876 Advert: 'RE JAMES TURTON, DECEASED.— TO BE SOLD, Small FOUNDRY, with Cupola, Engine, Fan, and requisites for moulding; now working; immediate p...")
- 09:29, 19 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Sampson Taylor (Created page with "of Ashton-under-Lyne, near Manchester 1800 Listed in Bancks's Manchester and Salford Directory as a machine maker, New Boar's Head, Hyde's Cross. 1809 Advert: 'SALE BY AUCTI...")
- 16:52, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page William Kirby and Co (Stockport) (Created page with " 1809 Advert: 'IRON FOUNDERS. To LET, all that IRON FOUNDRY, situate in the Hill-Gate, in Stockport, in the county of Chester, and late in the possession or occupation of Wm....")
- 16:23, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page David Walker (Liverpool) (Created page with "1784 Advert: 'WANTED, Five or Six WHITE-SMITHS, Who have been brought in finishing Bath Stove Grates, Iron Book-Cases, &c. By applying to David Walker, Iron-Founder, in Liverp...")
- 16:14, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Thomas Rider (Manchester) (Created page with "of Long Millgate, Manchester 1754 An advert for the sale of an estate contained the contact details: 'For further Particulars enquire Moses Davenport, Brass Founder, in S...")
- 13:55, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page William Kennish (Created page with "William Kennish was born in Cornaa in the Isle of Man in 1799, and joined the Royal Navy in 1822. Initially able to speak, read and write in his native Manx Gaelic, within 7...")
- 09:51, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page W. G. Smith and Co (Bridgwater) (Created page with "of Bridgwater, Somerset 1886 Advert: W. G. SMITH & Co., IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, ST. JOHN-STREET, BRIDGWATER, Are prepared to Supply Castings of every Description. Manufactur...")
- 09:06, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Roadwater Iron and Brass Foundry (Created page with "in Roadwater, Somerset ==See Also== <what-links-here/> ==Sources of Information== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} Category: Iron Founders Category: Brass Founders")
- 07:59, 18 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Hugh Shedden (Created page with "of 10 Wapping, Liverpool 1880 Advertising as Ship Flag Manufacturer<ref>Lloyd's List - Monday 27 December 1880 </ref> == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Infor...")
- 14:17, 17 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Phoenix Iron Works (Taunton) (Created page with " 1872 Advert: 'THE PHOENIX IRON WORKS, NORTH TOWN, TAUNTON. <br>To Engineers, Contractors, Smiths and others. Sale of an 8 horse power horizontal steam engine, self acting scr...")
- 10:53, 17 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page West of England Cement Co (Created page with "of Dunball, Bridgwater, Somerset 1860 'BOILER EXPLOSION AT DUNBALL. <br>A boiler explosion of a very serious nature occurred on Wednesday morning last at the West of England...")
- 17:33, 14 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page John Holden and Co (Bacup) (Created page with "1838 Advert: Sale of equipment <ref>Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 25 August 1838</ref> == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of In...")
- 14:50, 14 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Islington Iron Works (Brimingham) (Created page with " 1860 Advert: 'TO IRONFOUNDERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND OTHERS. VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT PROPERTY. KNOWN AS THE "ISLINGTON IRON WORKS AND FOUNDRY," COSTLY MACHINERY, LATHES, ENGINES,...")
- 14:09, 14 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Dalton and Edwards (Created page with " 1850 Advert: ' <ref>Staffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 21 September 1850 </ref> == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Information == <references/> {{DEFAULTSOR...")
- 18:33, 13 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page John Baker (4) (Created page with "1845 Advert: 'WHEREAS JOHN BAKER, formerly of Kingswinford, in the county of Stafford, Engineer, emigrated to Bahia, in South America, in the year 1825, and not having been he...")
- 16:09, 12 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Thayer-Houghton Co (USA) (Created page with "of Worcester, Mass, USA Machine tool makers. Pioneers of the use of gargoyles on planing machines. A bizarrely-styled planing machine, c.1855, was illustrated in the magazin...")
- 19:05, 11 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Thomas Richard Almond (Created page with " Born in Uppingham, England, in 1846. Emigrated to USA in 1866. Established himself in Fitchburg as a machinist. Married Eleanor Hortense Tollman. Business moved to Brooklyn...")
- 22:15, 10 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Salmon and Marshall (Created page with "of Greengate, Salford ==See Also== <what-links-here/> ==Sources of Information== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT: }} Category: Town - Salford Category: Machine Tools")
- 20:59, 10 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Jeremiah Grime (Created page with "of Bolton Street, Bury 1840 Advert: 'TO ENGRAVERS, CALICO PRINTERS, AND MACHINE MAKERS. <br>Sale of a 3-horse high pressure Steam Engine and Boiler, Slide and Polishing Lathe...")
- 19:32, 10 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Richard Penn (Created page with "1821 ' Richard Penn, of the county of Surrey, has obtained a patent for an improved mode of manufacturing ornamental wooden furniture, by the application of machinery. This im...")
- 18:59, 10 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Hyde, Dockray and Ambler (Created page with "of Quebec Foundry, Meadow Lane, Leeds 1841 Advert for sale of machinery, tools, stock in trade <ref>Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 20 March 1841, p.1</ref> ==See Also== <wha...")
- 15:00, 9 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Fox's Lane Iron Works (Created page with "of Shadwell 1838 Advert: 'FOX'S LANE IRON WORKS, SHADWELL, Near the Church. To STEAM BOAT COMPANIES, ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, SMITHS, and OTHERS. MR. HOFMAN will SELL by AUCTI...")
- 10:54, 9 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Leahy and Davy (Created page with "of Southwark, London William Leahy 1826 'Engineers, Machinists, Iron Founders, and Others.— <br>To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr. ADAMSON, in few days, by direction of the...")
- 07:32, 9 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Strong and Dodds (Created page with "of Church Street, Durham == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Information == <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT: }} Category: Town - Durham Category: Iron Founde...")
- 10:45, 7 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Brook, Raper and Brook (Created page with "of Low Fold, Leeds 1837 Advert: ' ENGINEERS, MACHINE MAKERS, IRONFOUNDERS, &c. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, by Order of the Assignees of Messrs. BROOK, RAPER, and BROOK, I...")
- 22:39, 6 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page James Walton (Sowerby Bridge) (Created page with " 1840 'On Wednesday, Mr. James Walton, of Sowerby Bridge, gave his mechanics, to the number of 80, a most substantial Yorkshire dinner of roast beef and plum pudding, to com...")
- 12:08, 6 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Cyclops Foundry, Hull (Created page with "Cyclops Foundry, Alfred Street, Hull. 1849 Advert for sale of tools, machinery, new steam engines, stock-in-trade, and implements, 'many of the tools being nearly new by Lew...")
- 18:01, 5 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Lawrence Greatrake (Created page with "Lawrence Greatrake was born c.1759 in Hertfordshire, England. 1799 Emigrated to Philadelphia He became Manager of Thomas and Joshua Gilpin's Brandywine Paper Mills in Delaw...")
- 09:23, 5 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page John Hill (Providence, RI) (Created page with "c.1855 or 1856, John Hill emigrated from England to New Yorkand obtained work in a tin factory. He moved to Millbury, Mass., where he made an improved roving-can. Roving-can...")
- 19:15, 1 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Joseph Barnett (Created page with " == See Also == <what-links-here/> == Sources of Information == <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT: Barnett, J}} Category: Town - ")
- 13:58, 1 July 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page William Sutton (of Macclesfield) (Created page with "1768 Advert: 'New inverted Oval Lathes. WILLIAM SUTTON of Macclesfield, Brazier, and Joseph Barnett, having at great Pains, Study, and Expence, perfected a Machine for tur...")
- 10:33, 30 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page John Bradley (Manchester) (Created page with "1799 Advert: 'To Cotton Spinners and Machine Makers. To be sold, by private Contract, THIRTY CARD CYLINDERS, three Feet diameter, 20 Inches wide, with Axles fitted in, which a...")
- 09:19, 30 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Revolution Mill (Created page with "in Retford, Notts 1789 Advert: 'To SMITHS, JOINERS &c. WANTED, TWO good WHITESMITHS, a complete IRON TURNER, and a WOOD TURNER; one BLACKSMITH, who is able to work without a...")
- 08:54, 30 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page George Taylor (Bury) (Created page with "of Radcliffe Bridge, near Bury 1794 Advert: 'WANTED, an IRON TURNER; one who has been accustomed to turning Rollers for Cotton Spinners, may meet with good Wages or Piece Wor...")
- 08:35, 30 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Cookson and Fawcett (Created page with "of Leeds 1792 Advert: '.... Messrs. Cookson and Fawcett, in Leeds who are in want of One or Two good SMITHS, that can forge and turn Iron well;— and also good Hands that c...")
- 12:59, 28 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Wright and White (Created page with "of Lever Street, Manchester 1794 Advert for the sale of 'A Commodious Spinning Factory, large Yard, convenient Counting House, and with or without a good dwelling-Houle adjoi...")
- 10:36, 26 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Hugh Wagstaff (Created page with " 1811 'In consequence of infomation received by Mr. Miller, Superintendant of the Police, Liverpool, that Hugh Wagstaff had arrived there from Manchester, for the purpose of c...")
- 22:30, 25 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Marshall, Rodgers and Co (Created page with "of Lion Foundry, Liverpool (on both sides of Crompton Street). Ironfounders, anchor smiths, and general engineers. 1841 Sale of machinery, utensils, engines by Martineau a...")
- 14:17, 22 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Victoria Brewery, Gorton (Created page with "in Gorton, Manchester THE 1905 O.S. map of Gorton shows the brewery on the north bank of the Corn Brook, fronting on Thomas Street, and immediately west of West Gorton...")
- 10:47, 21 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Talk:Christopher John Schofield (Created page with "I'll separate the man from the works in due course!")
- 11:54, 20 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page William Arbuckle and Sons (Created page with "of Burnside Cabinet Works, Cornbrook, Manchester Cabinet makers and upholsterers. 1901 photo of works entrance [https://images.manchester.gov.uk/Display.php?irn=58452&QueryP...")
- 11:15, 20 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Chorlton-upon-Medlock Brewery (Created page with "of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 1853 Advert: 'EAST INDIA PALE ALE.- NO ADVANCE ! The Executors of the late THOMAS BAKE beg to inform their customers and the public that th...")
- 08:31, 19 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Griffith and Wedge Co (Created page with "of Zanesville, Ohio, USA Makers of steam engines, maining and clay-working machinery. 1858 Francis Wedge and Thomas Griffith purchased the Ebert and Loudon Machine Shop,...")
- 18:43, 18 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Francis Wedge (Created page with "Born in Staffordshire, January 12th, 1825. Educated at Stone, Staffordshire. At 17 he started an apprenticeship of five years under Joseph Whitworth. On 3 August 1848, h...")
- 11:54, 18 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page British Basket and Besto Co (Created page with "of Irlam, near Manchester Other factories in Glasgow, Wisbech, Evesham and Kent. The Irlam works was originally the Hulme Patent Advertising Match Co, started by Frank...")
- 11:45, 18 June 2020 JohnD talk contribs created page Frank Hulme (Created page with "of the Hulme Patent Advertising Match Co and the British Basket and Besto Co. Death notice: 'On April 1, 1939, at his residence, "Ingleby," 112, Edge Lane, Stretford,...")