Dronsfield Brothers

1876.

1891. Makers of Grinding Machines.

1917. Card grinding machinery. Grinding machines for workers and strippers.

1917.

1938.

1958.

1967.

Name plate.

Dronsfield Brothers Ltd. of Atlas Works, Oldham, Lancashire. Telephone: Main (Oldham) 3857. Telegraphic Address: "Atlas, Oldham". (1937)

See Joseph Standring Dronsfield and William Dronsfield

1860 Company founded.

1922 Card grinding and roller covering machinery

1934 Patent x 2 - Improvements in and for use in connection with apparatus for milking cows.

1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Hand Lawn Mowers, 4 in 1 Turf Machine. Dairy Utensils. (Stand No. A.435)

1959 Private company.

1961 Textile machinery manufacturers and roll grinding machines for the paper trades. 300 employees.

1972 Order for a roll grinding machine received from India.

1983 Receivers appointed.

See Also

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Sources of Information

• Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
• Directory 1917 Worrall's Yorkshire Textile Advert p264
• [1] [2] Wikipatents
• 1937 British Industries Fair Page 356
• 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE