Tom Senior

Tom Senior is well known and respected as a maker of Milling Machines, but I was surprised to learn of the wide range of manufacture in early times.

My interest was sparked by mention of a Graduating Machine in 1945: **LINK**

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0950-7671/22/2/407

[sorry ... I have that short article, but am not at liberty to share it]

This led me to find this remarkable catalogue from 1931: **LINK**

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/3228/4630.pdf

Perhaps other forum members could contribute to this knowledge-base ?

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 12/02/2017 09:21:06

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 12/02/2017 09:21:49

Michael, me being a complete computer numpty I can not open either link. I have however seen many Tom Senior branded accessories over the years. A bit like Jones and Shipman made all sorts of stuff, not just grinding machines.

I believe they also made Stationary engines from a different address in Liversedge.

Not living a million miles from Liversedge and knowing that many old industrial buildings are still standing in Yorkshire I thought it might be interesting to see if the Atlas Works still existed.

Got quite excited, when a Google Earth search for 'Atlas Works Liversedge'  started to descend from on high.

Sadly it revealed a housing estate ......Looks like no trace remains of the Tom Senior empire.

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 12/02/2017 10:24:05

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That's strange, Chris ... could you please try again.

The first link is really only for reference [it should open the IOP page where you can buy the article, or download it if you have 'institutional access' via e.g. a University Library]

The second link should, however, download a 54 page PDF.

MichaelG.

Sorry Michael the first link did open to what you said but not the PDF part which I did not twig was to be paid for. I will try the second link when it stops raining and my rural internet deems to work for more than a few moments at a time. Chris.

Looks like no trace remains of the Tom Senior empire.

I can recall the old works, but IIRC the site was re-developed several years ago. I have a recollection that Seniors was bought out by Denfords & that the old works had Denford signage when it lay empty until it was demolished. Probably went around the same time that Mercers closed down & their site was re-developed for housing.

Nigel B (also not a million miles from Liversedge !)

Tom Senior factory before it was demolished.

Tom Senior gas engines here **LINK** how many are still around I wonder, or castings, plans.

Mike.

Another TS you don't hear about:

There was a profile of Tom Senior in ME when he was still starting out. he had a remarkably modern haircut and there's an anecdote about him personally escorting a lady model engineer around the premises. My guess is he was a bit of a lad

Neil

the stationary gas and petrol engines are sought after by stationary engine enthusiasts,a lot have survived ,Tom Senior invented his own carburettor ,which had two levers built into the carb body to control the mixture.

They did a nice Dividing and indexing head as well, here is mine.

Phil

That DH is nice and probably worth serious money.

I have a feeling that TS mills, and accessories for said mills, particularly in the UK, have this slavish, cult, holier than thou, following similar to Myfords in the lathe world. My 2 bahts worth...

Possibly because GHT owned both and extolled the virtues of both....

Oh, and i own an M1, and a very nice mill it is too for the home workshop enviroment. Luckily purchased with a quill feed head before prices went a bit silly.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 19/02/2017 03:47:00

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There's something very 'honest' looking about that, Phil

... which sits nicely with GHT's approbation, mentioned by thaiguzzi

I like it a lot.

MichaelG