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Consett Iron Co., Ltd.
Consett, County Durham, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 30 2012 3:26PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This business was established in 1840, and was absorbed into British Steel in 1967. At some point in the interim, they made a human-powered bandsaw.

Information Sources

We learned of this firm and their bandsaw from a Photo Index entry by Allen Hunt.
There is a Wikipedia entry for this company.
A scan of an 1892 "Description of the Consett Iron Works" is available online.

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