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Budding Patent Retailer - Young & Spence of Shrewbury

Young & Spence is recorded 1846 as an agricultural implement maker in The Agricultural Magazine and Journal of Scientific Farming.

The earliest mention of the business retailing Budding's Mowers is in John Ferrabee's Advertisements in The Gardeners Chronicle from 19 May 1849. In Williams's Manufacturers' Directory, for London and Principal Market Towns, published in 1864 they are listed as iron & brass founders and ironmongers at Canal-Wharf, Shrewsbury.

  • 1846 Slaters Directory of Manchester - Lees and Lister, Budding Patent Retailer

    MANCHESTER, &c.           E. Slater's  1846

    IRON MERCHANTS,

    • Buckley James (Trustees of the late), 5 Ducie st, Piccadilly
    • Davis John and Son, Zara st, Canal st
    • Dawes George, 6 Ducie st, Piccadilly 
    • Dimmack and Thompson, 16 Police st, King street
    • Fryer Philip, 7 Deansgate
    • Gibson William and Co. 2 Marsden st 
    • Hall & Pickles (and tin and copper), 64 Port street, Piccadilly 
    • Hatton James, 18 Blackfriars st Hollingworth Edward, 68 Port st
    • Johnson Richard & Brother, 27 Dalest 
    • Lees and Lister, 3 and 5 Cateston st 
    • Milner John Barrow, 11 Todd st 
    • Moon Frances, Son & Co. 46 Lever st 
    • Moore Thomas, 17 Bridge st. Deansgate 
    • Prickett Thomas & Son, 45 Bridge st Sharp Thos. & Co. 75 Gt. Bridgewater st 
    • Thompson John, 3 Old Millgate 
    • Whitworth Wm. 10 Moreton st, Strangewys 
    • YSTALYFERA ANTHRACITE IRON COMPANY.7 Portland st-Rd. Evans, agent
                 
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