J. A. Crabtree and Co
of Lincoln Works, Walsall.
Manufacturers of Crabtree switchgear and electrical accessories.
1919 Formed as a private company, founded by John Ashworth Crabtree and continued by his son Jack Crabtree
1923 Commenced building its new factory, the Lincoln Works, Walsall.
1936 A public company, Crabtree Electrical Industries, was incorporated as a holding company for J. A. Crabtree and Co[1]
1937 Advert. Boots Pure Drug Co used Crabtree control gears in a number of their machines.
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1954 Crabtree, J. A., and Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of electrical accessories, low-pressure ironclad switch- and fuse-gear, automatic protective control gear for electric motors, electric wiring system accessories. Directors: E. Badham; Mrs. G. E. Crabtree; J. A. Crabtree, M.A.; Col. J. C. Day; C. H. Etherington; A. F. Harper; A. W. P. Maewhinnie; Dr. H. Schofield, C.B.E., Ph.D., B.Sc. Senior Executives: G. H. Bland {Home Sales Manager)} R. H. W. Cox {Publicity and Export Sales Manager). Head Office and Works: Lincoln Works, Walsall, Staffs. T: Walsall 2202-7. T.A. and Cables: Quality Walsall. Associated Company: J. A. Crabtree (Pty.), Ltd., South Africa. Represented in most of the principal oversea countries. [2]
1959 Crabtree Electrical Industries acquired C. M. Churchouse and its subsidiary Robbins and Bradley [3]
1961 Manufacturers of electrical accessories and switchgears.[4]
1972 Acquired by the Ever Ready Co (Great Britain)
See Crabtree Electrical Industries
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1936
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, Jul 13, 1959
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE