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Thomas Russell – The icon of the English watch industry
Like a big name in the watch industry English Thomas Russell is considered an idol to look Avid fans worldwide. It stands for the watch industry Lancashire. But how he has grown to be a manufacturer of watches and why Lancashire has played a vital role in the field of fine watchmaking really interesting and attractive.
In the 17th century, farmers and farm workers in the Lancashire area has done a great job of watches, such as metal working to earn extra money. Accessibility tools excellent metal and the port of Liverpool to contribute to the development of the industry, and by the 18th century, parts clock have been subcontracted to small farms in the region.
Another factor that contributes to the development of industry craft, it is to make the part-time work can add up to lower overheads and greater savings. Lancashire subcontracting system has enabled the manufacture of watch movements at competitive prices that by the end of the 18th century between 150,000 and 200,000 hits per year were produced, the restoration of the great applications for timing faithful that the industrial revolution took.
Thomas Russell joined the flood of mud circulation in 1848 when he moved his business as a watchmaker, Slater Street in Liverpool. This is where Thomas Russell showed his talent in the clockwork perfection. A range of high quality clocks and watches, including pocket watch reputable Russell Hunter started with him, and he obtained a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria for his contribution to rapid watchmaking.
Towards 1859, the son of Robert Thomas Russell Thomas and Alfred Holgate legacy of the company and changed its name to Thomas Russell & Son. In 1877, the company had moved the company once again to the Cathedral Works, 12 Church Street, Liverpool, with additional offices in Piccadilly, London and Toronto, Canada.
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