Smith, J, & Co
Other Business Names:
- Smith, John
- Phoenix Iron Foundry
- Smith, J, & Sons
- Phoenix Engineering Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chard, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Gas making plant production exc gasholders
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Mechanical engineering
Lifting & handling equipment production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
Notes:
Established in 1838 by John Smith, 1813-75, as an iron and brass foundry and associated engineering works at Chard. By 1860 trading as Phoenix Iron Foundry. By 1866 formal partnership name was J Smith & Sons changing to J Smith & Co by 1877. By 1870s making grass cutting and hay shaking machines, gas holders and their frames, cranes, grabs, etc. By 1880s in decline and closed 1889 when premises acquired by what was to become Phoenix Engineering Co Ltd
Publications:
- 'J Smith & Co' in D Warren, Phoenix Works, Chard by Warren, Derrick
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Smith, John
- Phoenix Iron Foundry
- Smith, J, & Sons
- Phoenix Engineering Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Chard, Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Gas making plant production exc gasholders
- Mechanical engineering Lifting & handling equipment production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
Notes:
Established in 1838 by John Smith, 1813-75, as an iron and brass foundry and associated engineering works at Chard. By 1860 trading as Phoenix Iron Foundry. By 1866 formal partnership name was J Smith & Sons changing to J Smith & Co by 1877. By 1870s making grass cutting and hay shaking machines, gas holders and their frames, cranes, grabs, etc. By 1880s in decline and closed 1889 when premises acquired by what was to become Phoenix Engineering Co LtdPublications:
- 'J Smith & Co' in D Warren, Phoenix Works, Chard by Warren, Derrick