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Crofts (Engineers)

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1923.
1936.
1937. Geared Motors.
1937.
1938.
6th January 1939.
1943.
1945
1946.
September 1947.
1950.

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1951
1951. Machinery drives.
January 1952.
February 1952.
March 1952.
April 1952.
1955.
1955.
1955.
1957.
March 1957.
February 1959.
1959.
1960. Power transmission equipment.
1969.

Crofts (Engineers) of Thornbury, Bradford.

formerly Croft and Perkins

See Arthur Croft

1927 Advert for power transmission appliances.

1936 Advert for belt, rope, chain and gear drives for the textile industry.

1937 Power transmission specialists. "Perfect" Flexible Couplings. "Semiflex" Flexible Couplings. "Varispeed Pulleys" for V-rope Drive. [1]

1940 Advert for belt, rope, chain and gear drives.

1941 Private company.

1945 Advert for transmission appliances. makers of shafting, couplings, bearings, fixings, pulleys, clutches and much more.

1954 Acquired J. Parkinson and Son (Shipley).[2]

1955 Acquired Carter Gears.[3]

1961 Iron founders. [4]

1967 Acquired by the Renold Group.[5]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  2. ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 16 July 1954
  3. ↑ Bradford Observer - 1 January 1955
  4. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  5. ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - 8 September 1967
  • The Textile Manufacturer Year Book 1936. Published by Emmott and Co. Advert on p26
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p108
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p16
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p16
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p16
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p16
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