Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 130,460 pages of information and 207,757 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
From Graces Guide
Welcome to Grace's Guide
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in the UK. The scope is gradually being extended to include non-UK businesses and biographies. Additions are being made to the information daily by a team of volunteers who give freely of their time and expertise.
Periodicals (available in pdf format)
- Autocar - (1895-1900)
- Automotor Journal - (1896-1907)
- Light Car and Cyclecar (1912-1914)
- The Engineer - (1856-1960)
- Engineering (1866-1900)
Wanted
We always need early magazines, books, directories, photographs etc. to help with this project and your contributions are always welcome. Our contact details are here.We welcome Contributors with a specialist knowledge of industrial subjects that they can share with others through Grace's Guide. Our contact details are here.
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Grace's Guide Ltd is a charity (No.1154342) for the advancement of education of the history of Industry and Engineering in the UK.
Latest additions
- Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co
- Metro Cammell
- Metro-Cammell
- Tilley Lamp Co
- Titanine
- T. F. Bristow and Co
- Martindale Electric Co
- Cherry Tree Machine Co
- Injection Moulders
- Peerless Electrical Manufacturing Co
- Early Lathes
- Robert Briggs (1822-1882)
- Oleo Pneumatics
- Taylor Brothers (of Nottingham)
- Taylor Brothers (Sandiacre)
- Midland Foundry
- Midland Engineering and Foundry Works
- William Taylor (of Nottingham)
- John Taylor and Sons (of Nottingham)
- Lorenzo William Crosta
- Railway and General Engineering Co
- Siemens Railway Engineering
- Siemens AG
- Stewart, McLaren and Dunn
- W. Dunn
- David Hughes
- David Edward Hughes
- J. M. MacLaren
- T. and R. Williamson
- George Blair and Co
- Zone Controls
- Young Windows
- Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co
- Voith Engineering
- Thermit Welding (GB)
- BRE-Metro
- D. Wickham and Co
- Standard Telephones and Cables
- Chamberlain Industries
- F. H. Lloyd and Co