Salter, Geo, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Salter, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Information processing equipment production
Business machine production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Spring production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Sword, pikes, etc, making
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Mechanical engineering
Weighing machine production
Notes:
Established 1760 at Bilston by Richard Salter, d1791, to make springs and spring balances. By 1780 at West Bromwich. Also made bayonets. 1824 known as Geo Salter & Co. Emerged as a leading manufacturer of scales, spring balances and specialist springs. Also made typewriters from 1895, establishing a specialist subsidiary in 1936. c1915 incorporated. Public company 1954
Publications:
- Salter. The story of a family firm, 1760-1960 by Bache, Mary
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Salter, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Information processing equipment production Business machine production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Spring production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Sword, pikes, etc, making
- Mechanical engineering Weighing machine production
Notes:
Established 1760 at Bilston by Richard Salter, d1791, to make springs and spring balances. By 1780 at West Bromwich. Also made bayonets. 1824 known as Geo Salter & Co. Emerged as a leading manufacturer of scales, spring balances and specialist springs. Also made typewriters from 1895, establishing a specialist subsidiary in 1936. c1915 incorporated. Public company 1954Publications:
- Salter. The story of a family firm, 1760-1960 by Bache, Mary