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 164,352 pages of information and 246,083 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.

Dorman and Walker

From Graces Guide

1870 William Henry Dorman started in business.

1875 In partnership with Mr. W. Walker, Dorman started the engineering business which he carried on in Foregate Street[1] manufacturing cutting tools for the footwear industry, but soon began to produce more specialised machinery such as printing, sewing and grinding machines.

1882 Dissolution of the Partnership between William Henry Dorman and William Walker, carrying on business as Engineers, at Stafford, under the style or firm of Dorman and Walker, expired by effluzion of time. William Henry Dorman carried on the business under the style of W. H. Dorman and Co[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1926/02/05
  2. London Gazette 31 March 1882