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 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.

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of Prometheus Works, Bridge Street, Sheffield.

Crucible steel makers.

1904 Their 'Magic' brand of tool steel was described in American Machinist as 'about half way between the carbon and high-speed steels', specially adapted for taking deep cuts on mild steel on turret lathe jobs.[1]

1911 had developed steel for motor car chassis; also steel for general machine parts[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] American Machinist, 5 May 1904
  2. The Times, Nov 22, 1911