: N. Hingley and Sons

Founded by Noah Hingley in 1837, this chain and anchor manufacturer and iron masters company was reputed to have been the largest anchor and chain-making factory in the world. The company produced the anchor for the Titanic, the costing records for which can be found in this collection.

The collection at Dudley Archives and Local History Service also contains records of its constitution, financing, management, accounting and production of N. Hingley & Sons, Ltd. and its subsiduaries from around 1890 until 1982.

Blacksmiths' temperature chart

Blacksmiths' chart

"NETHERTON IRON. BLACKSMITHS' CHART. FOR DETERMINATION OF THE BEST WORKING TEMPERATURES OF IRON & STEEL.
"The outstanding features of Genuine Wrought Iron are:
  1. Resistance to Corrosion.
  2. Perfect Welding Qualities.
  3. A Yield Point 15 per cent. of the Ultimate Stress higher than in Ingot Materials.
  4. Toughness of Fibre.
  5. Rapid Recovery from Overstrain.
"N. HINGLEY & SONS LTD. NETHERTON IRONWORKS : DUDLEY : ENGLAND. The World's Largest Makers of Genuine Wrought Iron by the Puddling Process."

 

Catalogue images of anchor

Left: Hingley's Patent Stockless Self Canting, catalogue entry

 

Images copyright of Dudley Archives and Local History Service; collection catalogued as part of the pay&power project.

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