Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.
c1843 The first order for James Nasmyth's steam-hammer came from Rushton and Eckersley of Bolton Ironworks
One of the owners was Thomas Lever Rushton
1848 James Nasmyth refers to 'my valued friend Thomas Lever Rushton of the Bolton Ironworks
1854 James Nasmyth refers to 'My friend, Thomas Lever Rushton, proprietor of the Bolton Ironworks
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