Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,051 pages of information and 246,705 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Picador Engineering Co

From Graces Guide

Picador Engineering

Produced the Picador Pup lathe for modellers and schools. Later produced aluminium grooved pulleys

Founded in London in the 1920's and was a competitor with Draper Tools

Relocated to Birmingham in the 1940's or 50's.

Picador was bought by private interests and relocated to Scunthorpe.

1972 Acquired by Elswick-Hopper Ltd

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