Shepherd, Hill and Co
of Union Foundry, Ingham Street, Hunslet, Leeds
1844 John Shepherd (1816-1902) went into business on his own account, presumably as Shepherd, Wilkinson, and Co.
After late 1850s seems to have become Shepherd, Hill and Co.
1891 Universal horizontal mill described and illustrated. See illustration [1]
1894 'Owing to the death of one partner, and the age of another, the well-known firm of Messrs. Shepherd, Hill, and Co., of Union Foundry, Hunslet, Leeds, is being brought to a conclusion. The entire plant—tools, patterns, drawings, and designs will be sold by auction by Messrs. Wheatley, Kirk, Price, and Goulty, on Tuesday, November 20, and three following days. The firm have been long known as machine tool makers, and have supplied machinery to the British and most foreign and Colonial Governments, and as well to many of the important buyers, particularly railway companies, at home. The catalogue is of large size, and contains engravings of many of the tools.'[2]
1893 Double-headed horizontal milling machine designed for milling the two sides of the castings which constituted the linings of the Blackwall Tunnel. These segments have a 12 ft. radius. [3]. See illustration.
1896 Description and engraving of treble-geared lathe, provided with a sliding bed to form a gap. Height of centres 30 in., length of loose bed 14 ft., and the width 6 ft. Faceplate 8 ft. diameter, supported by friction rollers. The lathe was supplied to the Royal Carriage Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. See illustration. [4]
1896 Description and engraving of a large surfacing and boring lathe Thomas Smith and Sons, of Rodley. The machine in question is arranged to turn and bore simultaneously castings up to 18 ft. in diameter and 5 ft. deep. [5]
By 1901 John Holroyd and Co were the proprietors of Shepherd, Hill and Co
Also:
- Drilling machine on display at Armley Mill Museum
- Large lathe, planer, travelling head shaper and facing lathe displayed at the Canadian Museum of Making.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1891/01/23
- ↑ Engineering 1894/11/16
- ↑ Engineering 1893/04/14
- ↑ Engineering 1896/08/21
- ↑ Engineering 1896/09/25
- ↑ [1] Canadian Museum of Making website