Holtzapffel and Company 1827 - 1928
- occupation:
- Manufacturer
- Nationality:
- British
- born in:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1795 - business founded by John Jacob Holtzapffel I.
1804 - partnership with assistant John George Deyerlein; business conducted under the name Holtzapffel & Deyerlein, and lathes began to be numbered (nearly 1000 lathes made); located at 64 Charing Cross Road, London.
1827 - Deyerlein left the partnership; John Jacob's son Charles joined the firm.
1836 - John Jacob Holtzapffel I dies and Charles runs the business.
1847 - Charles dies and his widow Amelia runs the Holtzapffel firm.
1853 - John Jacob II runs the firm.
1896 -1928 - lathes continue to be manufactured and sold until November 1928. In that same year, the stock is sold off and the company becomes a retail shop with a sub-contracting engineering business.
1938 - Sharpleshall Limited (also known as Sharples Hall Works) takes over the company.
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