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C. W. Burton, Griffiths and Co

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1899. Gisholt Lathe.

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July 1910. Lapointe Broaching Machines.
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October 1912. Capstan Drill.
October 1912. Gisholt Turret Lathe.
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November 1926. Edgar Lathes.
1937. Erie Drop Hammers.
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C. W. Burton, Griffiths and Co, of Ludgate Square, London E.C.

of Marston Green.

of 64/70, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, S.W.1. (1922)

c.1891 Edward Meredith Griffiths established his business, importing specialized machine tools from USA.

1897 Established for factoring and distributing metal equipment.

1899 Burton, Griffiths and Co. was established.

1909 Agents in the UK for Landis Tool Co.

1911 The Acme 9 inch sawing machine. (C. W. Burton, Griffiths and Co).

1920 September. Exhibited at the Machine Tool and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia with machine tools.

1920 Four-spindle Semi-automatic Lathe. Article and Illustration in 'The Engineer' (C. W. Burton, Griffiths and Co of Ludgate Square).

1927 Advert. Engineering production specialists.

By 1927 was controlled by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA)

1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers.

Represented B.S.A. Tools Group and many American makers of metalworking equipment including Gisholt Machine Company.

Later owned by BSA Tools Ltd.

1957 Burton, Griffiths and Co and Leo. G. Steinle were the machine tool and small tool factoring companies in BSA Tools Division; had experienced some reduction in demand[1]

Later became part of Herbert-BSA Ltd

1973 Company voluntarily wound up. Meeting held at Edgwick Works, Canal Road, Coventry. [2]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Nov. 27, 1957
  2. The London Gazette 30 October 1973
  • The Engineer of 23rd November 1900 Supplement
  • The Engineer of 10th September 1920 p244
  • The Engineer of 21st July 1911 p80
  • Mechanical World Year Book 1927. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p122