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John M. Henderson and Co
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Aberdeen Engineers of King's Engineering Works, 207 King Street, Aberdeen., maker of cranes, cable-ways and hoists.
1866 Company founded by the father of John Macdonald Henderson - John MacDonald Henderson, Sr. Business was at Jopp's Lane, Aberdeen specialising in the manufacture of machinery and appliances.[1]
1873 John M Henderson manufactured the 1st Aerial Cableway in the UK.[2]
1878 King Street Engineering Works were built.[3]
1903 Catalogue issued with illustrations of works carried out by the aid of the Henderson cableway.[4]
c.1910 Steam winch for Blondin cableway at Blaen-y-cae slate quarry, Nantlle. [5]
1922 The company made arrangements with F. G. Mitchell of the Mitchell Conveyor and Transporter Co, 45-50, Holborn-viaduct, London EC1 to undertake the manufacture of "Krom" crushers, "Maxecon" mills, and new type "Kent" mills for that company. Messrs. Henderson also acquired the joint selling rights of these machines.[6]
1924 Private company.
1925 Their London office was removed from 17, Cock-spur Street SWI to Amberley House, 12, Norfolk-Street, Strand W.C.2.[7]
By 1954 part of Mitchell Engineering Co[8]
1961 Engineers and iron founders, aerial ropeways and cableways, cable drag scrapers, cableway drag line excavators [9]
Made mechanical handling equipment for Mitchells and coke oven machinery for a German group,
c.1971 receiver appointed to Mitchell Engineering. John M. Henderson and Co was acquired by Hambros which brought the company to market[10]
1972 Acquired by Gulf and Western Industries.[11]
1983 Company described as a supplier of coke oven machinery. Bill Slater was managing director. [12]
There is a hand crane at Gloucester Waterways Museum. It was rescued from the lock-gate making department of the Clacknaharry Maintenance Yard at the Inverness end of the Caledonian Canal. [13]
A detailed history of the company can be viewed at Doric Columns
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Doric Columns (John M. Henderson)
- ↑ [2] Doric Columns (John M. Henderson)
- ↑ [3] Doric Columns (John M. Henderson)
- ↑ The Engineer 1903/06/05, p 582
- ↑ Plate 185, ‘The End of a Revolution: The Last Days of Stationary Steam’ by Colin Bowden, Landmark Publishing Ltd., 2008
- ↑ The Engineer 1922/05/05.
- ↑ The Engineer 1925/07/03
- ↑ The Times, Sep 09, 1954
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Nov 29, 1971
- ↑ The Engineer 1983/01/27
- ↑ The Engineer 1983/01/27
- ↑ Chris Capewell Queens Park London