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HISTORY OF COLES




CHRONOLOGY

Dates with short notes on some of the significent events in the history of the Cole Crane Company.

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HISTORY 100 YEARS

This is one of five history book about of Coles Cranes.
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HISTORY OF J S NEAL & Co

Neals were taken over by Coles 1959. Before that however Neals wer am mojor crane maker in their own right. This is their history from the 1920 untill closure in 1985 .

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F. TAYLOR and SONS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED

Founded in 1895 they grew to have factories at Pendleton and at Glazebury. Developing a different type of crane they were one of the first to introduce hydraulics. Taylor's were incorporated into Coles 1959.

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PICTURE HISTORY TIME LINE

A time line showing when certain models of the basic cranes were developed and introduced by Coles over the years.

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