Mather & Platt (Established 1845)
Dates
- Existence: Established 1845
- Usage: c1900 - 2022
Biography
Mather & Platt is an engineering company founded in Newton Heath, Manchester, England in 1845. The company still continued trading today as a food processing and packaging business, under the name M&P Engineering in Trafford Park, Manchester.
The story of the company started in 1817 when Peter Mather established a company to make machines to produce textiles. In 1836 William Mather and his brother Colin started William & Colin Mather, a small engineering company providing rollers and equipment to the local textile bleaching industry. This business was eventually taken over by William’s son also called William Mather.
In 1845 John Platt leased part of the Salford Iron Works to the Mather brothers, and William and John form Mather & Platt. John Platt was followed by his son William into the business in 1853, six years after his father’s death.
After a period of expansion, Mather & Platt built the present Park Works site an administration building and eventually joined with Dowson, Taylor & Company Limited, to form Mathers Platt Ltd.
After decades of growth in the UK, the company started to expand internationally from the 1940s into the Indian, American, South African, European and Asian markets where they are still in business today. In the twenty first century Mather & Platt are comprised of several large engineering firms and their core business produces large electrical centrifugal pumps.
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Arrangement for Dynamic Clapper Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Blueprint of arrangement for Dynamic Clapper, Req. No.762c, drawing No.4363/39 with note on reverse of Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers, sale agents for Mather and Platt card.
Arrangement of D.C. Motor (T.P.13) Blueprint, 2 February 1925
Blueprint of arrangement of D.C. Motor(T.P. 13), stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester X39,245.A.
Arrangement of Machine P2c STD Blueprint, 9 September 1918
Blueprint of arrangement of Machine P2c STD types (O.P & E.V), stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of ManchesterX23.109 print No.12580.
Arrangement of P3 Machine Blueprint, 31 August 1921
Blueprint of arrangement of P3 Machine, TP Scenic Motor, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X32,392.
Arrangement of P3c Machine Blueprint, 17 May 1925
Blueprint of arrangement of P3c Machine, type open end bracket, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester Print No.13264.
Arrangement of P3c Machine Blueprint, 9 November 1925
Blueprint of arrangement of P3c Machine, type open end bracket, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester Print No.20549.
Arrangement of P3c Machine Blueprint, 26 January 1917
Blueprint of arrangement of P3c Machine, types (O.P & E.V) stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X23110 Print No.6730.
Arrangement of P4c Machine Blueprint, 17 March 1926
Blueprint of arrangement of P4c Machine, type open ended bracket, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, Print No.21651.
Arrangement of P6c Machine Blueprint, 8 February 1917
Blueprint of arrangement of P6c Machine, types (O.P) stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X23113 Print No.6058.
Arrangement of P7c Machine Blueprint, 11 September 1925
Blueprint of arrangement of P7c Machine, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X42430.
Arrangement of P8c Machine Blueprint, 5 August 1919
Blueprint of arrangement of P8c Machine, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X27936.
Arrangement of P8c Machine Blueprint, 5 August 1919
Blueprint of arrangement of P8c Machine, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X27936.
Arrangement of P8c Machine Blueprint, 5 August 1919
Blueprint of arrangement of P8c Machine, stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester, X27936.
Arrangement of P9c Scenic Machine Blueprint, 7 June 1917
Blueprint of arrangement of P9c Scenic railway (O.P), shaft details, stamped by Davenport, Hackett & Co., and Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester X24852.
Arrangement of P.a Machines Blueprint, 9 May 1913
Blueprint of arrangement of Pa Machines (O.P), for Baxendale & Co., Ltd., stamped by Mather & Platt Ltd., of Manchester X12860 with specifications.
Arrangment of P3 Machine Blueprint, 10 August 1911
Arrangement of P3 machine scale 1/4 size, output 3 1/2-4 1/2 HP, 110 volts, 800/650 RPM by Mather and Platt Ltd Manchester. Drawing X7576.
Arrangment of P3 Machine Blueprint, 10 August 1911
Arrangement of P3 machine scale 1/4 size, output 3 1/2-4 1/2 HP, 110 volts, 800/650 RPM by Mather and Platt Ltd Manchester. Drawing X7576.
Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms, 1895 - 1946
Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms, c1911 - 1939
Blueprints for ride structures and platforms, including the Whirlwind Racer, the Rocket and Revolving Speedway and cars, Gorleston Ghost Train, No.1 Swoop and Noah’s Ark.
Commutator End Cover Blueprint, 14 August 1911
Special commutator end cover for P3 motor by Mather and Platt Ltd Manchester, full size. Drawing X7609.