Difference between revisions of "Greaves, W. & Sons"

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|Name=Greaves, W. & Sons
 
|Name=Greaves, W. & Sons
 
|Location=Sheffield, England
 
|Location=Sheffield, England
|Date=1816 - 1850
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|Date=1817 - 1850
 
|Owners=William Greaves
 
|Owners=William Greaves
 
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William Greaves was in business by 1780, his sons joined the firm in 1816.  
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William Greaves was in business by 1787, his sons joined the firm in 1817.  
  
 
They then became William Greaves & Sons.  
 
They then became William Greaves & Sons.  
  
'''The Sheaf Works was started in 1823, and completed by 1826.'''
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In 1823, the Greaves family built Sheaf Works.
  
 
The firm was sold to B.J.Eyre & Company in 1850, and they may have continued using the Greaves markings for a time (approximately until 1858).
 
The firm was sold to B.J.Eyre & Company in 1850, and they may have continued using the Greaves markings for a time (approximately until 1858).

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Name Greaves, W. & Sons
Location Sheffield, England
Dates of Operation 1817 - 1850
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Owners William Greaves
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William Greaves was in business by 1787, his sons joined the firm in 1817.

They then became William Greaves & Sons.

In 1823, the Greaves family built Sheaf Works.

The firm was sold to B.J.Eyre & Company in 1850, and they may have continued using the Greaves markings for a time (approximately until 1858).