Ratcliffe, Thomas, & Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Textile production Blankets, towels, household furnishings, etc, production
  • Textile production Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving

Notes:

Traced origins to c1830 when established by Joshua and Squire Ratcliffe to make blankets at Denholme. 1850s relocated to Mytholmroyd. 1865 became Ratcliffe Brothers. Thomas separated from his brothers in 1872 and continued alone.1880 known as Thomas Ratcliffe & Co. Incorporated 1915. 1935 established its own selling organisation. Sold under trade name Moderna from 1930s. Late 1930s started to make woollen cloth.

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