Private company

John Musgrave & Sons

English company

John Musgrave & Sons was a company that manufactured stationary steam engines. It was founded in 1839 by John Musgrave and his son, Joseph, at the Globe Ironworks, in Bolton, historically in Lancashire, England. In 1854 the company supplied a twin cylinder horizontal winding engine, and in 1861 a single cylinder pumping engine to Chanters Colliery in Hindsford.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1839Founded¹

Industryengineering¹
HeadquartersBolton¹

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Mill engine "Edna" at Bamford Mill - geograph.org.uk - 257483 — Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

John Musgrave & Sons was a company that manufactured stationary steam engines. It was founded in 1839 by John Musgrave and his son, Joseph, at the Globe Ironworks, in Bolton, historically in Lancashire, England.²

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1839Founded Founded¹

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