1794 Scholes's Directory of Manchester and Salford
Extracted Iron Founders and Machine Makers but excluded White-smiths, Brass Founders, Tin-plate etc
- Peter Appleton, machine maker, 17 Thomas' street
- William Aston and Son, gun and pistol makers, 53 King street
- Richard Atkin, machine maker, Back Stable street
- Bassett and Smith, Shooter's Brook Iron Foundry, Ancoats lane
- Bateman and Sherratt, iron founders, Hardman street, Salford
- James Bateman, iron founder, house, 21 S. Parade
- John Boswoth, machine maker, Birch street, house, 25 Clowes street
- Brodie, McNiven and Ormrod, St George's Iron Foundry, Knot mill
- Phoebe Fletcher, Old Iron Foundry, 2 Foundry lane, Red Bank
- Thomas Frost, turner in wood and metal, 17 Charlotte street
- James Frost, turner in wood and metal, 14 Sugar lane
- John Gent, iron founder, house, Great Ancoats street
- Heywood and Belshaw, machine makers, 4 Red Cross street
- Thomas Humphreys, loom maker, 5 O'Neal street
- Thomas Leeming, machine maker, Bury street, Salford
- William Marsden, machine maker, 31 Hilton street, house, 32 Oldham street
- William Oliver, machine maker, 9 Sackville street
- Isaac Perrins, victualler and engineer, Fire Engine, 24 Leigh street
- Sandifords, McConnel and Kennedy, cotton spinners and machine makers, New Islington
- Robert Schofield, machine maker, Warwick street, house, Newton street
- Richard Sharples, machine maker, 84 Great Ancoats street
- William Sherratt, iron founder, house, Hardman street, Salford
- Jacob Silcock, agent to the Griffin Iron Foundry, 19 Oak street
- Smith and Co, Griffin Iron Foundry, 7 Swan street
- Smith and Allecock, flour machine makers, 59 Market street lane
- William Smith, iron foundry, 23 Lee street
- Peter Whitaker, machine maker, 12 Toad lane
- William Wright, machine maker and cotton spinner, 57 Lever street