Crabtree, R W, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Crabtree, Richard W
- Horsfield, Alfred
- Hoe, H, & Co Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Crabtree Vickers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Printing machinery production
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Mechanical engineering
Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
Established 1895 by Richard Wadsworth Crabtree and Alfred Horsfield. Initially made machinery for the waste silk industry and acted as general engineers. From c1907 began making newspaper printing presses. 1920 acquired R Hoe & Co Ltd of London. Post 1945 acquired by Vickers Ltd when known as Crabtree Vickers
Publications:
- R W Crabtree & Sons Ltd by Unknown
- Vickers Against the Odds, 1956-1977 by Evans, Harold
- Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 17th October 1958 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Crabtree, Richard W
- Horsfield, Alfred
- Hoe, H, & Co Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Crabtree Vickers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Printing machinery production
- Mechanical engineering Textile & wearing apparel making machinery production
Notes:
Established 1895 by Richard Wadsworth Crabtree and Alfred Horsfield. Initially made machinery for the waste silk industry and acted as general engineers. From c1907 began making newspaper printing presses. 1920 acquired R Hoe & Co Ltd of London. Post 1945 acquired by Vickers Ltd when known as Crabtree VickersPublications:
- R W Crabtree & Sons Ltd by Unknown
- Vickers Against the Odds, 1956-1977 by Evans, Harold
- Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 17th October 1958 by Unknown