Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

David Thomson

From Graces Guide

David Thomson, makers of peel cutting machinery, of Edinburgh

see David Thomson and Co

1870 Company started to make machines to cut peel for cakes

Made dough mixers and dividers, and the first drawplate over for Scotch bread

1881 Joseph Baker and Sons were agents for their peel cutting, mixing and kneading machines

Took over William Cook and Sons, makers of circulating tube ovens

1922 Acquired by Joseph Baker Sons and Perkins.

1932 Company liquidated



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Sources of Information

  • History of David Thomson [1]