James Archdale Co. History |
James Archdale, after apprenticing at Greenwood Batley, worked at John Hetherington Sons and then moved to Birmingham where he worked for a couple of years as foreman at Tangye Brothers (later Tangye, Ltd.) before starting his own business. As James Archdale he began manufacturing lathes and cuttingoff machines. Within a few years a cartridge manufacturer had become his largest customer ...