T. Cooke & Sons
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T. Cooke & Sons was a British instrument-making firm, founded by Thomas Cooke.
The firm built the clock face on the Darlington
clock tower.
In 1922 it merged with Troughton & Simms
to form Cooke, Troughton & Simms
.
The firm built the clock face on the Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
clock tower.
In 1922 it merged with Troughton & Simms
Troughton & Simms
Troughton & Simms was a British instrument-making firm, formed when Edward Troughton in his old age took on William Simms as a partner in 1826.It became a limited company in 1915 and in 1922 it merged with T...
to form Cooke, Troughton & Simms
Cooke, Troughton & Simms
Cooke, Troughton & Simms was a British instrument-making firm formed in 1922 by the merger of T. Cooke & Sons and Troughton & Simms.In 1938 its telescope-making business was acquired by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.-References:* * *...
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