Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Waddell and Main

From Graces Guide

1870s Originated in Glasgow as the Argyle Ironmonger Co, which made cooking appliances. Robert B. Main and Matthew Waddell then formed the firm of Waddell and Main.

1882 Renowned for its gas stoves[1]

1882 Waddell & Main, Argyle Ironmongers Warehouse.[2]

1884 THE Copartnery of Waddell and Main, Manufacturers of Gas Cooking and Heating Apparatus in Glasgow, was dissolved, on the 24th day of June, 1884. The business will be continued by the Subscriber Robert B. Main, in name of R. and A. Main, and he will collect all the debts due to, and pay all the debts due by the dissolved Company.[3]

1884 R. B. Main went into partnership with his brother, A. P. Main to form the firm R. and A. Main.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1882/11/10
  2. Greenock Herald Saturday 03 June 1882
  3. Edinburgh 4 July 1884