Nasmyth Wilson & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Nasmyth, James
- Nasmyth, George
- Bridgewater Foundry
- Gaskell, Holbrook
- Nasmyth, Gaskell & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Patricroft, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Mechanical engineering
Machine tool production
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Mechanical engineering
Metal processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to James Nasmyth, 1808-90, who in 1834 established a machine tool making business in Manchester. At this time variously in partnership with his brother, George, and Holbrook Gaskell. 1836 established works at Patricroft, later known as the Bridgewater Foundry. There made machine tools, steam locomotives and, especially, steam hammers from 1839, the latter being of major importance to the business. Retired 1856 and from mid 1860s firm known as Nasmyth Wilson & Co. Gave up locomotive building in 1930s and wound up 1940
Publications:
- Bridgewater Foundry, 1836-1940. The rise and fall of a famous firm by Cantrell, John A
- Catalogue of Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd by Moore, G S
- Development of the Bessemer process in Lancashire, 1856-1900 by Lord, W M
- English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- Enterprise and Growth in the Early Engineering Industry. The case of James Nasmyth by Cantrell, John A
- 'Growth of mass production engineering' in A E Musson & E Robinson, Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution by Musson, A E
- 'James Hall Nasmyth - the steam hammer and entrepreneurial triumph in Manchester' in D Waller, Iron Men. How one London factory powered the Industrial Revolution and shaped the modern world by Waller, David
- James Nasmyth and the Bridgewater Foundry. A study of entrepreneurship in the early engineering industry by Cantrell, John A
- James Nasmyth and the Bridgewater Foundry. Partners and partnerships by Cantrell, John A
- James Nasmyth and the early growth of mechanical engineering by Musson, A E
- James Nasmyth and the Liverpool iron trade by Dickson, R
- James Nasmyth and the steam hammer by Cantrell, John A
- 'James Nasmyth. Artist's son' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 1 by Wailes, Rex
- James Nasmyth, engineer by Mullineaux, Frank
- James Nasmyth, Engineer. An autobiography by Smiles, Samuel (ed)
- 'James Nasmyth, engineering astronomer' in A Buchanan (ed), Landscape with Technology. Essays in honour of L T C Rolt by Rolt Fellows of the History of Technology Seminar at the University of Bath by Buchanan, Angus
- 'James Nasmyth' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A
- 'James Nasmyth' in J W Roe, English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- 'James Nasmyth' in S Smiles, Industrial Biography. Iron workers and tool makers by Smiles, Samuel
- Manchester As It Was; or notices of the institutions, manufactures, commerce, railways, etc, of the metropolis of manufactures by Unknown
- Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Patricroft locomotive builders by Cantrell, John A
- 'Nasmyths, Gaskell & Co of Patricroft' in Manchester As It Was; or notices of the institutions, manufactures, commerce, railways, etc, of the metropolis of manufactures by Unknown
- Nasmyth's steam hammer at Devonport by Perkins, Keith S
- New works of Messrs Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd, Patricroft, Manchester by Unknown
- Short History of Royal Ordnance Patricroft. Nasmyth's Bridgewater Foundry by Putnam, Tim, & Dan Weinbren
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman
- Steam Hammer Man. James Nasmyth, 1808-1890 by Aldred, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Nasmyth, James
- Nasmyth, George
- Bridgewater Foundry
- Gaskell, Holbrook
- Nasmyth, Gaskell & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Patricroft, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Mechanical engineering Machine tool production
- Mechanical engineering Metal processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to James Nasmyth, 1808-90, who in 1834 established a machine tool making business in Manchester. At this time variously in partnership with his brother, George, and Holbrook Gaskell. 1836 established works at Patricroft, later known as the Bridgewater Foundry. There made machine tools, steam locomotives and, especially, steam hammers from 1839, the latter being of major importance to the business. Retired 1856 and from mid 1860s firm known as Nasmyth Wilson & Co. Gave up locomotive building in 1930s and wound up 1940Publications:
- Bridgewater Foundry, 1836-1940. The rise and fall of a famous firm by Cantrell, John A
- Catalogue of Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd by Moore, G S
- Development of the Bessemer process in Lancashire, 1856-1900 by Lord, W M
- English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- Enterprise and Growth in the Early Engineering Industry. The case of James Nasmyth by Cantrell, John A
- 'Growth of mass production engineering' in A E Musson & E Robinson, Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution by Musson, A E
- 'James Hall Nasmyth - the steam hammer and entrepreneurial triumph in Manchester' in D Waller, Iron Men. How one London factory powered the Industrial Revolution and shaped the modern world by Waller, David
- James Nasmyth and the Bridgewater Foundry. A study of entrepreneurship in the early engineering industry by Cantrell, John A
- James Nasmyth and the Bridgewater Foundry. Partners and partnerships by Cantrell, John A
- James Nasmyth and the early growth of mechanical engineering by Musson, A E
- James Nasmyth and the Liverpool iron trade by Dickson, R
- James Nasmyth and the steam hammer by Cantrell, John A
- 'James Nasmyth. Artist's son' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 1 by Wailes, Rex
- James Nasmyth, engineer by Mullineaux, Frank
- James Nasmyth, Engineer. An autobiography by Smiles, Samuel (ed)
- 'James Nasmyth, engineering astronomer' in A Buchanan (ed), Landscape with Technology. Essays in honour of L T C Rolt by Rolt Fellows of the History of Technology Seminar at the University of Bath by Buchanan, Angus
- 'James Nasmyth' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A
- 'James Nasmyth' in J W Roe, English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- 'James Nasmyth' in S Smiles, Industrial Biography. Iron workers and tool makers by Smiles, Samuel
- Manchester As It Was; or notices of the institutions, manufactures, commerce, railways, etc, of the metropolis of manufactures by Unknown
- Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Patricroft locomotive builders by Cantrell, John A
- 'Nasmyths, Gaskell & Co of Patricroft' in Manchester As It Was; or notices of the institutions, manufactures, commerce, railways, etc, of the metropolis of manufactures by Unknown
- Nasmyth's steam hammer at Devonport by Perkins, Keith S
- New works of Messrs Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd, Patricroft, Manchester by Unknown
- Short History of Royal Ordnance Patricroft. Nasmyth's Bridgewater Foundry by Putnam, Tim, & Dan Weinbren
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman
- Steam Hammer Man. James Nasmyth, 1808-1890 by Aldred, John