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Thomas Broadbent and Sons

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June 1888. Hydro-extractors.

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Thomas Broadbent and Sons of Central Iron Works, Huddersfield

1864 Company founded by Thomas Broadbent

1874 Introduced large mill engines

1891 Engineers and produced Steam-Driven Hydro-Extractors. [1]

1895 Private company.

1899 Stationary steam engine for the Saddleworth Woollen Co, Delph.

1904-06. Produced a steam car. [2]

WWI Commenced building steam cranes up to 10 tons

1917 Advert. Hydro-extractors for drying textile goods. [3]

1927 Advert for clutches. [4]

1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history

1930s Ceased crane manufacture

1936 High-speed hydro-extractors.

1940 Advert for centrifugal clutches. [5]

1945 Advert for clutches for electric motors; centrifugal clutches etc. [6]

1960 Advert for controlled transmission. Clutches and couplings. [7]

1961 Engineers and iron founders and makers of hydro extractors, centrifugal clutches, overhead travelling cranes, laundry machinery and clothes holders. [8]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners Directory
  2. ↑ Tolson Museum, Huddersfield
  3. ↑ 1917 Worrall's Yorkshire Textile Directory Advert p242
  4. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p6
  5. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p6
  6. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p6
  7. ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p6
  8. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  • Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
  • The Textile Manufacturer Year Book 1936. Published by Emmott and Co. Advert on p38
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