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 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.

Wheatman and Smith

From Graces Guide
1847.
1848.
1938.

of Russell Works, Kelham Island, Sheffield

1845 Company established.

1870 Incorporated as a limited company.

1914 Manufacturers of steel, saws, files etc. Specialities: crucible cast steel of all descriptions and tempers, adapted for all purposes; machine knives and irons, plane irons and cutters for woodworking, veneer cutting, paper, tobacco and other machinery, saw makers' tools. [1]

The former factory is now part of Kelham Island Museum and houses the Ken Hawley tool collection

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