Tilghman's









Tilghman's of Broadheath, Altrincham.
1870 Company founded - see Tilghmans Patent Sand Blast Co.
Manufacturers of sand blast apparatus and air compressors.
1953 Owned by Staveley Coal and Iron Co. Subsidiary companies included[1]:
- George Richards and Co, makers of machine tools
- Wilkinson's Tools
1954 Name changed to Tilghman's Ltd.
1960 Advert. Shot blast equipment. Part of the Staveley Coal and Iron Co. [2]
1961 Engineers, manufacturing shot blasting machinery and air compressors. [3]
1966 Acquired by Wheelabrator; renamed Tilghman Wheelabrator Ltd.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 16 December 1953
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p28
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE

