Difference between revisions of "Thomas White and Sons"
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[[Image:ImEnV101-p618bb.jpg |thumb|Single Stage Compressor. 1906. ]] | [[Image:ImEnV101-p618bb.jpg |thumb|Single Stage Compressor. 1906. ]] | ||
[[image:Im19110319CabM-ThosWhiteSons.jpg |thumb| March 1911. "White" Automatic Spiral Lathe.]] | |||
[[Image:Im20121025Sum-White8.jpg|thumb| c1920. Circular Saw. Exhibit at the [[Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20121025Sum-White8.jpg|thumb| c1920. Circular Saw. Exhibit at the [[Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1924EnV138-p417a.jpg|thumb| 1924. ]] | [[Image:Im1924EnV138-p417a.jpg|thumb| 1924. ]] | ||
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[[Image:Im1932v153-p293.jpg |thumb|1932. Horizontal Chisel Mortising Machine. ]] | [[Image:Im1932v153-p293.jpg |thumb|1932. Horizontal Chisel Mortising Machine. ]] | ||
[[image:Im20100803Chat-White.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Chatham Dockyard]]. ]] | [[image:Im20100803Chat-White.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Chatham Dockyard]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20121025Sum-ThosWhite1950.jpg|thumb| c1950. Tool Grinder. Exhibit at the [[Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life]]. ]] | |||
of Laighpark Works, Paisley. | of Laighpark Works, Paisley. | ||
1863 Company founded. | 1863 Company founded. | ||
1908 | 1908 The business was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £35,000 in £1 shares<ref>The Scotsman 23 May 1908</ref> | ||
1914 Specialities: Textile Machinery and Bobbin Machinery. Employees 300. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Specialities: Textile Machinery and Bobbin Machinery. Employees 300. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
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1961 Engineers specialising in woodworking machinery. 500 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Engineers specialising in woodworking machinery. 500 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
1968 Abrasive finisher <ref>The Engineer of 5th July 1968 p31</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Latest revision as of 17:09, 15 November 2021
of Laighpark Works, Paisley.
1863 Company founded.
1908 The business was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £35,000 in £1 shares[1]
1914 Specialities: Textile Machinery and Bobbin Machinery. Employees 300. [2]
1961 Engineers specialising in woodworking machinery. 500 employees. [3]
1968 Abrasive finisher [4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 23 May 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Engineer of 5th July 1968 p31