Holbrook and Sons

Richard Holbrook, his sons Charles and Richard, and grandson Richard Edgar with his staff, possibly in the early 1880s

1913.

1918.

1923.

November 1926.

1934.

1936.

1943.

Holbrook lathe in workshop at Crossness Pumping Station

1951.

Holbrook and Sons of 44 Martin Street, Stratford, London

Holbrook Machine Tool Co, of Stratford, London, and of Harlow

1850 Company founded, presumably by Richard Holbrook

1870 Established works at Stratford

Presumably brought his sons Richard and Charles into the firm.

1905 Richard Edgar Holbrook took charge of the works^[1]

1912 Exhibited 7 inch lathe, intended for tool room service, at Olympia^[2]

1913 Advert for lathes and drilling machines

c.1917 Began making self-contained motor-driven lathes^[3]

1917 Advert for precision optical chasing lathes

1919 Advert for precision optical chasing lathes

1927 Advert for lathes

New works established at Harlow; head office remained at Stratford

1932 Private company.

1936 'The Engineer' presented an account of the history of the company. ^[4]

1937 Holbrook Machine Tool Co: Precision lathes and machine tool manufacturers.^[5]

1940 Advert for lathes

1945 Advert for lathes

1961 Machine tool makers.^[6]

By 1968 was owned by Alfred Herbert of Coventry.

Sources of Information

Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p9
Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p17
Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p21
Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p23
Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p29
Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p41