Unbreakable Pulley and Mill Gearing Co
of Boundary Street, West Gorton, Manchester and King's Lynn.
Reference to Slater's Directories and contemporary maps (Alan Godfrey Maps) shows that the works was located at the junction of Boundary Street and Malpas Street, close to the junction of Hyde Road and Birch Road.
1885 Wells' "Unbreakable' pulleys advertised for sale by John Donald & Son, stockists in Glasgow[1]
1887 The partnership of A. C. Wells and P. A Ransom was dissolved[2]; Ransom purchased the business.
1891 Advert: 'TO ENGINEERS. - TO BE LET, possession in March, the Commodious WORKS, occupied by the Unbreakable Pulley Company, 66, Ogden-street, Ardwick ; large new steam boiler, by Foster.—J. H. HAGUE, 63, Brown-street.'[3]
1894 Price list issued [4]
1895 Advertising the Gorton gas engine rated from 1.5 to 28 bhp. One supplied to Chatham Dockyard. [5]
1895 Description of self-aligning lineshaft bearings. See illustration. 'The self-adjustmeut of the bearing to the line of the shaft has a very marked effect upon the power required to turn shafting, and therefore affects the percentage of the power absorbed. As an illustration of this, a shaft 200 ft. long and 4 in. in diameter has been turned by hand with comparative ease, although it had but recently been erected in its working position. The company have preferably introduced long steps into these bearings for the purpose of efficient lubrication, an important feature which is not admissible in those not free to swivel and adjust themselves. The shaft can be allowed to run in a continuous film of oil, which is not liable to be wasted. As an additional means of preventing waste, the makers of these improved bearings strongly recommend solid oil as the lubricant, in which case it is not likely to flow out at the ends of the bosses, but it is slowly fed on to the shaft as required. The bearing is of cast iron, and having ample surface, being truly bored, properly lubricated, and capable of adjusting itself to the shaft, the wear is found to be very small. We may mention that the printing works of Answers, Limited ; the Great Eastern Railway Company’s Works at Stratford, London; the Chronicle Office, Newcastle; Messrs. Thomas Rivett, Limited, Stockport ; Messrs. J. Knott and Sons, Ashton-underLyne ; and other factories at home and abroad have been fitted up on the principle illustrated above, and entire satisfaction has been given.'[6]
1899 Details of their friction clutches. Will be used in a car to be produced by Simpson and Bodman.[7]
1911 Pamphlet on the Benn friction clutch [8]
1913 Advert. Shafting, pulleys, bearings and Benn clutches [9]
1914-17 A siding connection was planned by the Midland and Great Northern Railway to the premises of The Unbreakable Pulley and Millgearing Company Ltd and Cooper Roller Bearings Company Ltd at South Lynn[10]
1917 Advert. Clutches, shafting, roller bearings etc. [11]
1919 Advert. Clutches, shafting, roller bearings etc. [12]
1924 The company was in voluntary liquidation[13]
1924 Ownership changed and the new proprietors appointed Mr C. A. Ablett as managing director.[14]
1934 The business, works and tools were auctioned[15]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Glasgow Herald - Wednesday 13 May 1885
- ↑ The Times, Jul 23, 1887
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 3 March 1891
- ↑ The Engineer of 5th October 1894 p306
- ↑ A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1999. ISBN 1 873098 50 2
- ↑ Engineering 1895/04/05
- ↑ The Autocar 1899/04/08
- ↑ The Engineer of 20th October 1911 p413
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1913. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p404
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p179
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p215
- ↑ The London Gazette 28 October 1924
- ↑ The Engineer 1924/11/07
- ↑ The Times Mar 03, 1934