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Luke and Spencer

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March 1888.
April 1888.
May 1888.
June 1888. Grinding and polishing machinery.
December 1889.
August 1899.
1892

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July 1895.
May 1896.
1897. Side-Grinding Machine.[1]
1897. Schmaltz's Saw-Sharpening Machine.
June 1898.
February 1901.
January 1902.
1902.
September 1902.
April 1903.
1905.
January 1906.
1906.
1909. Flat Grinder.
February 1911.
1911.
1918.
1918.
August 1918.
January 1920.
1960.

of Oldfield Works, Broadheath, Altrincham, near Manchester.

of Lime Bank Street, Ardwick, Manchester. (1892)

See Robert Luke.

1877 Private company - presumably as Slacks Emery Wheel and Machine Co

1885 Name changed.

1887 Description and engravings of emery grinding machinery (a surface grinder and a gear wheel grinding machine). [2]

1887 Description and engraving of cylindrical grinder for chilled rolls up to 12" diameter and 3ft long[3]

1905 Advert for single tool grinder. Makers of emery wheel tools. [4]

1920 'Paddle' Tool Grinder. [5]

1937 Abrasive wheels and machine manufacturers. [6]

1960 Acquired by the Universal Grinding Wheel Co.[7]

1961 Manufacturers of grinding wheels, abrasive tools, normal and high speed grinding machines. 250 employees. [8]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Engineering 1897/04/02
  2. ↑ Engineering 1887/05/20
  3. ↑ Engineering 1887/06/10
  4. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p376
  5. ↑ The Engineer 1920/05/14 p511
  6. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  7. ↑ Birmingham Daily Post - 31 August 1960
  8. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
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