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Holden and Brooke
From Graces Guide
of St. Simon's Works (1892)[1], Salford, Manchester.
and Sirius Works (1898)[2] , Salford, Manchester.
1883 Harry Holden and Robert Grundy Brooke, former employees of Sharp, Roberts and Co, started in business
1883 Rope-driven portable boiler drilling machine shown in 'The Engineer' 6th July 1883
1891 Released a catalogue of their injectors, injector fittings and specialities. [3]
1895 Advert. Injector
1911 Royal Agricultural Show. Pulsating and centrifugal pumps, injectors, traps, and steam fittings
1923 The firm's agency for the Birmingham district was in the hands of Green and Jackson of Grenville Buildings, 12, Cheery-street, Birmingham.[4]
1924 Aug. of Sirius Works, West Gorton, Manchester, gave up their agency arrangements in London ad opened their own London office at 315, Abbey House, Westminster, S.W.I. under the management of Mr. W. Richard.[5]
1934 Making small 'Turbette' steam turbines, with outputs ranging from 3/4 to 5 HP, at 1500 rpm. Single stage radial flow, impulse blading.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical World Year Book 1895. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p151
- The Engineer 1911/07/07 of 7th July 1911 p27