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Manufacturers Index - W. M. Furness & Co.

W. M. Furness & Co.
Globe Works Jasmine Street Liverpool, England, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Aug 16 2018 12:17PM by joelr4
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AKA Globe Iron Works.

Imported and Manufactured Woodworking Machinery.

      "Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, William Furness, Thomas Johnston Kilpin, Thomas Patrick, and George Gannon, at Walton, near Liverpool, and at Liverpool, as Contractors, under the firm of William Furness and Company, is this day dissolved, so far as regards the said George Gannon.—Dated this 5th day of April 1851." (Quote from 1851)

      "Notice is hereby given, that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, Joseph Garside and Scott Freeland Kelly, as Saw Mill Engineers and Wood Working Machinists, under the firm of William Furness and Co. at the Globe Iron Works, Jasmine Street, Liverpool, has been dissolved, by mutual consent, as from the 29th day of July, last. All debts due to or owning by the above mentioned firm will be received and paid by the undersigned, Joseph Gaside, by whom the said business will be continued under the firm of William Furness and Co.—Dated this day of August, 1879. Joseph Garside. Scott F. Kelly." (Quote from 1879.)

Information Sources

  • The London Gazette, Part 1, 08 April 1851, pg. 967
  • The London Gazette, 22 Aug. 1879, pg. 5135
  • More history and machine information can be found at Grace’s Guide.