Battery manufacturers, of Denton, Manchester.
1865 Established, as an engine and machine maker of Denton by Joseph Oldham (b.1832 in Hyde)[1] [2]
1911 Manufacturer of mechanical items for collieries and hat manufacturer.[3]
Orlando Oldham led a rapid expansion into hat manufacturing machinery and electric safety lamps for miners[4]
1920 Private company.
1920 Patent to O. Oldham, G. Oldham and J. Oldham of Denton for improvements in terminals for batteries[5]
1937 Battery manufacturers. "Oldham" Batteries.[6]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1947 Company made public.
1960 Advert for batteries for mining.[7]
1961 Manufacturers of electrical equipment, electrical storage batteries, miners' electrical safety lamps, also general engineers, manufacturing fur-felting machinery for the hat manufacturing industry. 1,000 employees.[8]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Batteries.[9]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1891 census
- ↑ The Times, May 22, 1965
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ The Times May 22, 1965
- ↑ The Engineer 1921/01/14
- ↑ * 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ * Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p559
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ * 1963 Motor Show