Archdale, James, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Archdale, James
- Staveley Industries Ltd
- Manchester Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Worcester, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Machine tool production
Notes:
Established in 1868 by James Archdale to make lathes. Later made cartridge and rifle making machinery as well as a wide range of machine tools - lathes, milling machines, etc. Incorporated 1902. For long at Manchester Works, Birmingham. 1920s established works also at Worcester. After 1918 focused on high speed drilling and milling machines. 1949 public company. 1950s acquired by Staveley Industries Ltd and closed 1970s
Publications:
- Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983 by Lloyd-Jones, Roger, & Myrddin J Lewis
- Archdale Machine Tools, 1868-1948 by Unknown
- Illustrated Catalogue of General and Special Machine Tools Made by James Archdale & Co Ltd ... Birmingham by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Archdale, James
- Staveley Industries Ltd
- Manchester Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Worcester, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Machine tool production
Notes:
Established in 1868 by James Archdale to make lathes. Later made cartridge and rifle making machinery as well as a wide range of machine tools - lathes, milling machines, etc. Incorporated 1902. For long at Manchester Works, Birmingham. 1920s established works also at Worcester. After 1918 focused on high speed drilling and milling machines. 1949 public company. 1950s acquired by Staveley Industries Ltd and closed 1970sPublications:
- Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983 by Lloyd-Jones, Roger, & Myrddin J Lewis
- Archdale Machine Tools, 1868-1948 by Unknown
- Illustrated Catalogue of General and Special Machine Tools Made by James Archdale & Co Ltd ... Birmingham by Unknown