Title
Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd Collection
Reference
YA1998.28
Production date
1860 - 1979
Creator
- Sir James Farmer Norton & Co LtdBiographyBiography
The company was established in 1852 under the name James Farmer and Sons as a manufacturer and erector of equipment for the textile industry. James Farmer was an engineer.
In 1895 the business became a limited company, adopting the name Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
By 1961 the firm was described as manufacturing textile bleaching, dyeing and finishing machinery; bar and tube machinery; wire drawing machinery and rolling mills. It had 680 employees.
The company was bought out by Parex Engineering Ltd in 1997, and then by A.G. Shepherd (Machinery) Ltd in 2002.
Scope and Content
Archive of textile machinery order books, drawing registers, trade catalogues, specifications and glass plate negatives and paper prints of the factory and products manufactured by Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
Extent
23.14 linear metres
Physical description
Fair
Language
English
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Sir James Farmer Norton & Co LtdBiographyBiography
The company was established in 1852 under the name James Farmer and Sons as a manufacturer and erector of equipment for the textile industry. James Farmer was an engineer.
In 1895 the business became a limited company, adopting the name Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
By 1961 the firm was described as manufacturing textile bleaching, dyeing and finishing machinery; bar and tube machinery; wire drawing machinery and rolling mills. It had 680 employees.
The company was bought out by Parex Engineering Ltd in 1997, and then by A.G. Shepherd (Machinery) Ltd in 2002.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
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