Difference between revisions of "British Northrop Loom Co"
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1902 Company established and incorporated as a limited company. | 1902 Company established and incorporated as a limited company. | ||
1904 '''British Northrop Loom Co''' formed. On behalf of [[Ashton Brothers]] Ltd, [[Henry Philips Greg]] visited USA and arranged for 500 automatic looms to be imported. As a result the [[British Northrop Loom Co]] was established, and Greg became its chairman<ref>Biography of Henry Philips Greg, ODNB [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/59911/59911?back=,47533,11444]</ref>. | 1904 '''British Northrop Loom Co''' formed. On behalf of [[Ashton Brothers and Co|Ashton Brothers]] Ltd, [[Henry Philips Greg]] visited USA and arranged for 500 automatic looms to be imported. As a result the [[British Northrop Loom Co]] was established, and Greg became its chairman<ref>Biography of Henry Philips Greg, ODNB [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/59911/59911?back=,47533,11444]</ref>. | ||
1914 Loom manufacturers. Speciality: Northrop automatic looms. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Loom manufacturers. Speciality: Northrop automatic looms. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 30 April 2018
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1902 Company established and incorporated as a limited company.
1904 British Northrop Loom Co formed. On behalf of Ashton Brothers Ltd, Henry Philips Greg visited USA and arranged for 500 automatic looms to be imported. As a result the British Northrop Loom Co was established, and Greg became its chairman[1].
1914 Loom manufacturers. Speciality: Northrop automatic looms. [2]
1958 Name changed - the Northrop Group
1958 As a diversification, Northrop Group acquired Chaseside Engineering Co, the original manufacturers of loading shovels in Europe[3]
1961 Manufacturers of automatic looms and earth moving equipment.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Biography of Henry Philips Greg, ODNB [1]
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Mar 05, 1968