Thomas Leeming
of Salford
- Horse gin for Thomas Salvin's cotton factory, Garrat Lane, Manchester, with 18 ft diameter wheel, for driving six carding engines. This was advertised for sale by the mill in 1788 [1]
- 1790 Supplied two carding engines for Thomas Oliver and Sons' Waterhouse Mill, Bollington[2]
- 1794 Thomas Leeming listed as a machine maker, Bury Street, Salford [3]
- 1797 Address given as 6 Bury St. [4]
- 1811 Bankruptcy proceedings against Thomas Leeming of Salford, Timber-Merchant, Machine-Maker, Dealer and Chapman [5]
- 1811 Advertisement for sale of equipment by the order of the assignee of the bankrupt T Leeming, Bury Street, Salford. Items included five slide lathes, two fluting engines and a machine for punching and coupling rollers.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution' by A E Musson & Eric Robinson, Manchester University Press, 1969
- ↑ [1] 'Happy Valley' website
- ↑ Scholes's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1794
- ↑ Scholes's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1797
- ↑ The London Gazette (unknown date in 1811)
- ↑ Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 19th March 1811