of Ashton under Lyne
of Guide Bride, Audenshaw.
1859 Company founded by William Jones - see Jones and Co (of Ashton under Lyne)
Jones went into partnership with Thomas Chadwick in Ashton under Lyne
1863 Dissolution of Chadwick and Jones
Jones and Co built a new factory in Audenshaw
1869 First patent for sewing machine. Exhibit at Armley Mill Museum.
By 1889 the company was making over 20,000 sewing machines per year
1889 Public company - the Jones Sewing Machine Co was registered on 5 July, to take over the business established by William Jones, sewing machine manufacturers. [1], Jones and Co
1948 William Jones Ltd was listed as sewing machine makers
1961 William Jones: Manufacturers of domestic and industrial sewing machines. Makers of special type of sewing machine for making conveyor belts for use in mining industry. 800 employees. [2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE