Science and Industry Museum

• Adamson & Hatchett Ltd, mechanical engineers Dukinfield, Cheshire
• Air Control Installations (Chard) Ltd, blower manufacturers Chard, Somerset
• Anti-Attrition Metal Co Ltd
• Aron Electricity Meter Ltd London
• Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co. Ltd Openshaw, Lancashire
• Ashton, Frost & Co Ltd, engineers Blackburn, Lancashire
• Ashworth Mosley & Co accountants Manchester, Lancashire
• Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) Manchester, Lancashire;Preston, Lancashire
• AV Roe & Co, aircraft designers and manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire;Stockport, Cheshire
• B & S Massey Ltd, engineers, power & steam hammer & drop stamping plant manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• B Goodfellow, engineers and ironfounders Hyde, Cheshire
• Barlow & Jones Ltd, cotton spinners Manchester, Lancashire;Bolton, Lancashire
• Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd, locomotive engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• Boddingtons Breweries Ltd Manchester, Lancashire
• British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd London;Crewe, Cheshire;Wales
• British Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co Ltd, mfrs of electrical goods and equipment London
• Buckley & Taylor Ltd, engineers, millwrights and ironfounders Oldham, Lancashire
• Calico Printers Association Ltd Manchester, Lancashire
• Callender's Cable and Construction Co Ltd Erith, Kent
• CE Bennett & Co Ltd, cotton doublers Manchester, Lancashire
• Central Electricity Generating Board London;East Horsley, Surrey
• Charles E Goad Ltd, publishers Hatfield, Hertfordshire
• Charles Macintosh & Co, rubber manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• Cosgrove Hall Films, childrens programmes producers Manchester, Lancashire
• Craven Bros (Manchester) Ltd, machine tool makers and crane manufacturers Reddish, Lancashire
• Crossley Brothers Ltd, engine and pump manufacturers, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Crossley Motors Ltd, motor vehicle manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• Daniel Adamson & Co Ltd, boilermakers Dukinfield, Cheshire
• Duckworth & Co, manufacturing chemists Manchester, Lancashire
• E Timmins & Sons Ltd, engineers, ironfounders, pumping machinery manufacturers and well borers Runcorn, Cheshire
• Electricity Council
• Electricity Northwest North West
• ERA Foundation Ltd, research association
• F Taylor & Sons (Manchester) Ltd, mechanical engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• Factory Communications Ltd, independent record label and band managers, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Ferranti Ltd, electrical engineers Cheadle, Cheshire
• Fine Spinners & Doublers Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers Bolton, Lancashire
• Forrest & Sym Ltd, iron founders, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Frederick J Abbott Ltd, barging and warehousing, Castlefield Salford, Lancashire
• Galloways Ltd, boilermakers and engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• GEC Alsthom London
• General Electric Company plc, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment London
• George Fox & Sons, cotton spinners Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• George Richards & Co Ltd, engineers and machine tool manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• George Swindells & Son Ltd, cotton manufacturers Bollington, Cheshire
• Greater Manchester Theatre Ltd, publisher Manchester, Lancashire
• H & J Quick Ltd, automobile engineers and agents Manchester, Lancashire
• Hammond Electric Light & Power Supply Co Ltd
• Hardman and Holden Ltd, chemical manufacturers, Clayton Clayton, Lancashire
• HE Charlton & Sons, consulting engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• Hick, Hargreaves & Co Ltd, engineers and millwrights Bolton, Lancashire
• HW Kearns & Co Ltd, machine tool manufacturers Darlaston, Staffordshire
• J & N Philips & Co Ltd, tape manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire;Upper Tean, Staffordshire;London
• J & P Coats (UK) Ltd, thread manufacturers Paisley, Renfrewshire
• J & W McNaught, engine builders Rochdale, Lancashire
• J H Humphreys & Sons, electrical engineers Oldham, Lancashire
• Jackson & Brother Ltd, engineers and ironfounders Little Bolton, Lancashire
• James Bertram & Son Ltd, engineers and paper machinery mfrs Leith, Midlothian
• James Marsden & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners Bolton, Lancashire
• JE Barlow & Co Ltd, waterproof clothing manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• John Hetherington & Sons Ltd, cotton machinery mfs Manchester, Lancashire
• John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, mechanical engineers Bolton, Lancashire
• John Noble Ltd, drapers Manchester, Lancashire
• Joseph Cockshoot & Co Ltd, automobile engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• Joseph Wood & Sons (Manchester) Ltd, hosiery, hat and cap mfrs Manchester, Lancashire
• Kendall & Gent (1920) Ltd, machine tool manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• L Gardner & Sons Ltd, mechanical engineers Patricroft, Lancashire
• Lancashire Electric Power Co Lancashire
• Lancashire Hill Rope & Twine Co Ltd, rope manufacturers Stockport, Cheshire
• Linotype & Machinery Co. Ltd, printsetters, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Liverpool & Manchester Railway Co Liverpool, Lancashire
• London & North Western Railway Co London
• London Electric Supply Corporation Ltd London
• Manchester & Birmingham Railway Co
• Manchester Ship Canal Co Manchester, Lancashire
• Manchester Water Meter Co Ltd Manchester, Lancashire
• Mather & Platt Ltd, mechanical and electrical engineers Manchester, Lancashire
• Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co Ltd, manufacturers of electrical goods and equipment London;Manchester, Lancashire
• Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co Ltd, manufacturers of electrical goods and equipment
• Moston Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners Manchester, Lancashire
• Musgrave Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners Bolton, Lancashire
• National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, consultancy group, Manchester
• Olivo & Bakirgian, textile merchants, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• P Frankenstein & Sons (Manchester) Ltd, waterproof clothing manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• P Z Cussons plc, toiletries and pharmaceutical merchants and manufacturers Stockport, Cheshire
• Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd, shipping merchants Manchester, Lancashire
• Pilkington & Mills, cotton spinners and manufacturers Bolton, Lancashire
• Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, ironfounders, textile machinery mfrs and colliery proprietors Oldham, Lancashire
• Plum Mill Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers Heywood, Lancashire
• Private White VC Ltd Glossop, Derbyshire
• R White & Sons Ltd, engineers Widnes, Lancashire
• Richard Harwood & Son Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers Bolton, Lancashire
• Richard Johnson & Nephew Ltd, ironmasters and wire drawers Ambergate, Derbyshire;Manchester, Lancashire
• Rydings Mill, cotton spinners Rochdale, Lancashire
• Shaw, Jardine & Co Ltd, cotton spinners Manchester, Lancashire
• Sir James Farmer Norton (UK) Ltd Manchester, Lancashire
• SKS Ltd, varnish manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• TDS Dextralog Ltd, electrical engineers, Blackburn Blackburn, Lancashire
• Thomas & Joseph Pilkington, cotton spinners Bolton, Lancashire
• Thomas Rivett Ltd, cotton doublers Stockport, Cheshire
• Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
• Tutbury Mill Co Ltd, cotton doublers Rocester, Staffordshire
• United Turkey Red Co Ltd, dyers and printers Alexandria, Dunbartonshire
• Victor Mill Ltd, cotton manufacturers Stalybridge, Cheshire
• Walter Spencer, hat manufacturer Bury, Lancashire
• Windy Arbour Colliery Co Winstanley, Lancashire
• WT Glover & Co Ltd, electric cable manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire

• Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Manchester Steam Users Association Manchester, Lancashire
• Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Oxford Archaeology North Lancaster, Lancashire
• Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors

• Ainsworth, William Harrison, (1805-1882), novelist
• Alcock, Sir John William, (1892-1919), Knight, aviator
• Berry, Paul Thomas, (1961-2001), animator
• Brown, Percy, (fl 1939-1956), Wing Commander, Royal Air Force
• Chadwick, Roy, (1893-1947), aircraft designer Farnworth, Lancashire;Manchester, Lancashire
• Crook, Professor Alfred William (Jim), (1922-2011), academic & mechanical engineer Trafford, Lancashire
• Davies, Walter Lloyd, (c1911-c1962), engineer
• Dimoldenberg, Jacob, (1892-1965), textile designer Salonica, Turkey;Paris, France;Manchester, Lancashire
• Esler, Samuel Eric, (1918-1949), pilot
• Fairbairn, Sir William, (1789-1874), 1st Baronet, engineer
• Farnie, Professor Douglas A, (1926-2008), historian and lecturer Manchester, Lancashire
• Ferranti, Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de, (1864-1930), electrical engineer
• Figg, Martin, (fl 1983-1995), general manager of Mitchell Hydraulics Division, Ferranti Instrumentation Ltd
• Gooding, Hubert Thorn, (1903-1988), chief testing engineer, British Insulated Callender's Cables (BICC) St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Goodman, Leonard Landon, (1917-2007), engineer
• Gregson, Jean Elizabeth, (fl 1924-1937), textile design artist
• Hough, Victor, (1931-2017), technical illustrator and artist
• Joule, James Prescott, (1818-1889), physicist
• Mather, David Carol Macdonald, (1919-2006), politician
• Mather, Loris Emerson, (1886-1976)
• Megson, George, (fl1970-1984), electrical engineer
• Paine, Randall, (1910-2006), textile designer Failsworth, Lancashire;Manchester, Lancashire
• Pearson, Thomas Stanley, (1899-1985), textile agent
• Perkin, Sir William Henry, (1838-1907), Knight, chemist
• Redrup, Charles Benjamin, (1878-1961), aeronautical engineer and inventor
• Savage, Jon, (b1953), writer, broadcaster and music journalist
• Scott, William, (fl 1817-1859), portrait painter
• Sparkes, Curtis Albert, (fl 1926-1990), mechanical engineer Altrincham, Cheshire
• Sparks, Charles Pratt, (1866-1940), electrical engineer
• Stephenson, George, (1781-1848), Railway Engineer Wylam, Northumberland
• Thomson, William, (1824-1907), Baron Kelvin, physicist
• Wainwright, Trevor, (fl1949-1976), photographer Manchester, Lancashire
• Williamson, Arthur Barry, (fl 1938-1967), electrical engineer for Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co Ltd

• Booth, A L, (1900-2000), chemist at Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Manchester, Lancashire
• Harris, Frank Rosslyn, (fl 1931-2004), engineer Manchester, Lancashire
• Holton, Alfred Luddington, (fl 1876), Chief Engineer at Bradford Road Gas Works Manchester Manchester, Lancashire
• Jones, Jack, (fl 1944), doctor and former 'Bevin Boy' miner Walkden, Lancashire;Wrexham, Denbighshire
• Kay, Frederick, (fl 1918-1919), pilot Colindale, Middlesex
• Munro, Ian, (fl 1963-2000), scientist & former Director of the Synchrotron Radiation Source Daresbury Daresbury, Cheshire;Manchester, Lancashire
• Nelson, James Christian, (1920-1989), pilot
• Prince, Harry Rodwell, (fl 1928-1966), textile designer Manchester, Lancashire
• Turner, Thomas William, (fl 1820-1849), locomotive engineer Manchester, Lancashire
• West, Jack Bertram, (1917-1956), squadron leader and pilot

• NRA 29507 Adamson and Hatchett Ltd, general engineers, Dukinfield
• NRA 32346 JE Barlow & Co Ltd, waterproof clothing mfrs, Manchester
• NRA 32285 Beyer, Peacock & Co Ltd, locomotive engineers, Manchester
• NRA 32235 Joseph Cockshoot & Co Ltd, coach and car body builders, Manchester link to online catalogue
• NRA 29508 Craven Brothers (Manchester) Ltd, machine tool makers, Reddish link to online catalogue
• NRA 13215 Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, electrical engineer: family and business papers link to online catalogue
• NRA 32284 Galloways Ltd, engineers and boilermakers, Manchester: drawings
• NRA 32350 B Goodfellow, engineers, Hyde: drawings
• NRA 29510 Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry: misc accessions
• NRA 29505 Jackson & Brothers Ltd, engineers and ironfounders, Bolton
• NRA 29450 James Prescott Joule, physicist: misc corresp and papers link to online catalogue
• NRA 22050 Manchester: North Western Museum of Science and Industry collections
• NRA 29506 Mather & Platt Ltd, mechanical, fire and electrical engineers, Manchester
• NRA 32236 J & W McNaught, engine builders, Rochdale: drawings
• NRA 32351 John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, engineers, Bolton: drawings
• NRA 19367 Sir William Henry Perkin, chemist: corresp and papers link to online catalogue
• NRA 29449 SKS Co Ltd, varnish mfrs, Manchester
• NRA 32348 Staley & Millbrook Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge
• NRA 29451 E Timmins & Sons, well borers, Runcorn, Cheshire

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