Wilson Brothers Bobbin Co
Wilson Brothers Bobbin Co of Cornholme Bobbin Works, Window Lane, Garston, Liverpool; and Cornholme Mills, Todmorden.
1823 Company established by Lawrence Wilson.
Continued by Lawrence Wilson and Sons
1889 Continued as Wilson Bros.
Incorporated as a Limited Company under style of Wilson Bros., Ltd.
1894 Opened a branch works at Garstang, Liverpool.
1897 At an EGM it was agreed that Wilson Brothers Limited be wound up voluntarily and that John Greenwood of Cornholme Mills, a Director of the Company, be appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up and is hereby authorized and directed to carry into effect (so far as remaining unperformed) the contract dated the 20th May 1897 and made between Wilson Brothers Limited and Wilson Brothers Bobbin Company Limited and to procure the allotment of 12,000 fully paid preference shares and 11,993 fully paid ordinary shares of Wilson Brothers Bobbin Company Limited mentioned in clause 2 of that agreement among the Members of Wilson Brothers Limited in defined proportions[1]
1900 The company was registered on 12 May, under the title of the Wilson Brothers Bobbin Co (1900), to take over and extend the business of the Wilson Brothers Bobbin Co, registered May 17, 1897, to acquire the undertaking of Wilson Brothers, Limited, formed in 1889. In 1905 the name was changed as above.[2]
1903 At an EGM it was agreed that Wilson Brothers Bobbin Company Limited be wound up voluntarily; and that John Greenwood, of Cornholme Mills, Garston, near Liverpool, a director of the Company, be appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up.[3]
1905 The name was changed as above.
1914 Manufacturers of Bobbins and Shuttles, Chemicals. Specialities: Sheet Metal Mountings and Protectors. Employees 2000. [4]
1917 Advert. Bobbins and shuttles.
1922 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Wood Charcoal. Acids: Acetic Pyroligneous. Acetates: Lead (Brown) Lime (Grey), Soda, Iron (Liquor), Aluminium (Liquor). Wood Spirit; Miscible, Solvent: Wood Tar. (Stand No. A.20) [5]
1930 Todmorden factory closed, all production transferred to the Garstang works.[6]
1958 Garstang factory closed.[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ London Gazette 21 Sept 1897
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ London Gazette 19 June 1903
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1922 British Industries Fair p86
- ↑ Lancashire Evening Post - 12 June 1930
- ↑ Liverpool Echo - 3 May 1958