Clarkson Mark Tool and Cutter Grinder - Nameplates, Dates, and Serial Numbers






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1. Nameplates
2. Dates
3. Serial Numbers



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[1] NAMEPLATES



There are differences in the name plates on the old and new machines.

The name plates can bear a variety of company names :

... earlier machines are marked "CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LIMITED".
... later machines are marked "Clarkson International Tools Limited".
... some recent machines are marked "CLARKSON MACHINE TOOLS" (see gallery 2).
... some recent machines are marked "March" (see Lot 186 15-10-09 in Gallery 2).

The imperial dimension '12 x 6' is shown on older machines.
The imperial dimension '12 x 6' together with the metric dimension '305mm x 150mm' is shown on the newer machines.
The horizontal line either side of 'CLARKSON' is not present on the newer nameplates.
The word Clarkson is in lower case on the Clarkson International Tools Ltd nameplates.
The word Clarkson is in lower case on the Clarkson Machine Tools name plates.

 

↓ Nameplate - CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LIMITED
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↓ Nameplate - Clarkson International Tools Limited
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↓ Nameplate - CLARKSON MACHINE TOOLS
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↓ Nameplate - MARCH (sorry for the poor quality)
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↓ Nameplate - DEVLIEG MICROBORE - The Clarksons are Devlieg in the USA.
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[2] DATING YOUR MACHINE



These bits of information may help date your machine:

A reference to a lawsuit case "Clarkson International Tools Ltd v Short" looks to be dated February 1973.
An article in The Edinburgh Gazette mentions the name 'Clarkson International Tools Ltd' on 16th March 1973.
If your machine nameplate has Clarkson (Engineers) Ltd on it then it is earlier than 1973.
adendum: I have since come across a 1971 Operators Handbook that has the 'Clarkson International Tools Limited' company name printed on the inside. If your machine nameplate has Clarkson (Engineers) Ltd then it is sometime earlier than 1971.

The Handbooks dated April 1962 3rd Edition, March 1966 4th Edition, and March 1971 6th Edition, show a few pictures of some Clarksons with their serial numbers, namely 295 and 1500. So if your serial number is lower than 1500 then it was made before April 1962. If your machine is 295 or 1500 then it is famous as it is in the Operators Handbooks.
All this logic could be flawed if Clarkson have not issued the machines with consequetive serial numbers.

The "Clarkson Machine Tool" company was incorporated in 1991. So, at a rough guess, any machines bearing the name "Clarkson Machine Tools" were made/sold after 1991.

In Gallery 8, on 08-04-15 there is a machine, numbered 8088. This was for sale on ebay, located in Beccles. The seller stated that the machine was purchased by his father in 1964 for 149 pounds. I have no reason to believe that this is incorrect. So, 8088 can be tied to 1964.

I purchased my machine from a University. They told me that the machine was originally purchased in 1965 for 150 pounds, although I cannot verify that date. My machine number is 9866.

 


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[3] SERIAL NUMBERS




I think CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD became Clarkson International Tools Limited at around serial number 11645 to 11672

The machine Serial Numbers are in this Excel Workbook:-

clarkson-serial-numbers.xls

TABLE OF CLARKSON MARK 1 SERIAL NUMBERS
http://www.bedroom-workshop.com last update - May 5th 2019 [05-05-19 dd-mm-yy]
CLARKSON MARK 1 TOOL AND CUTTER GRINDER
Serial Made/Purchased dd-mm-yy Notes Badge
Number Current Owner Date NB. The dates in this column are not the manufacturing dates.
A date in this column is the date when the machine appeared on the internet.
250 14-05-16 Seen on LotSurf. I think the serial number may not be correct.
295 Clarkson Operators Handbook pre April 1962 This serial number can be seen in the Operators Handbooks page 16
403 09-09-10 sold on ebay 181 pounds CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
727 07-10-10 West Sussex CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
1167 11-06-15 For sale on ebay - Market Harborough
1174 01-04-09 sold by Station Road Steam (not too sure about the serial number) CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
1410 Matthew Tinker - Tool Grinding group unknown
1462 07-12-11 For sale on ebay - Cheshire CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
1471
1500 Clarkson Operators Handbook pre April 1962 This serial number can be seen in the Operators Handbooks page 12
1548 Peter Selby 11-05-19 New Zealand CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
1559 14-12-10 Huddersfield. For sale on ebay. CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
1687 23-04-16 For sale on HomeWorkshop.org
2024 23-02-15 For sale on ebay - Enfield CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
2074 18-11-12 Sold on ebay - Wokingham
2077 13-06-15 For sale on ebay - Dinslaken Germany
2098 30-10-15 For sale by Bowland Trading
2171 29-03-17 Bristol CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
2210 18-01-15 For sale marktplaasNL website - The Hague Holland CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
2265 12-05-15 For sale on ebay - Willenhall
2089 16-05-17 Solihull CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
5181 18-07-11 Lot 44 - Oswestry
5725 26-04-16 For sale on ebay - Henfield
5735 13-05-10 Lot 25 auction - Gloucester CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
5792 16-04-13 Sold on ebay - Colchester CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
6230 John Lewis 06-08-10 John bought it off West Point Machinery Manchester CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
6392 Ade Gwilliam 14-05-16 Located near Burton on Trent CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
6482 06-03-17 Kent CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
6787 30-10-15 For sale on ebay - London
6855 18-04-14 Sold on ebay - Bridlington CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
6900 08-07-14 For sale by Apex Auctions - Purleigh
6940 25-04-16 For sale on ebay - Glynneath
7106 01-01-11 For sale in Wolverhampton
7381 14-05-16 For sale by Jet Machinery Ltd located in Rowley Regis
7425 14-05-16 Seen on LotSurf CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7429 20-07-14 Lotsurf website CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7459 03-07-15 For sale on ebay - Lymington
7661 18-08-14 For sale on ebay - Burgess Hill CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7674 advertised by benno on marktplaats.nl 06-01-11 Amsterdam CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7681 serial number unclear 17-11-15 For sale on ebay - Chester
7690 04-10-10 For sale on ebay - Leicester CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7713 16-08-13 For sale on ebay - Cramlington CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7764 03-12-14 Sold on ebay - Crowthorne CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7873 12-08-10 Lot 32 auction
7891 15-01-15 For sale on ebay - Barsnley CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
7898 01-06-10 Australian sold on Ebay there CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8088 1964 08-04-15 Beccles - 8088 was purchased in 1964 for 149 pounds CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8276 14-02-17 Cranbrook Kent CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8305 08-04-15 For sale on ebay - Holmfirth CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8587 23-04-15 For sale on ebay - just the spindle and nothing else CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8611 26-11-12 Sold on ebay - St Albans
8818 31-05-10 Lot 36 was for sale in Gloucestershire CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
8929 20-02-15 For sale on ebay - Enfield CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9086 20-01-14 For sale on ebay - Whitchurch Shropshire CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9417 17-01-15 For sale in Boston Lincolnshire CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9439 15-10-09 For sale near Junction 36 of M1. Up for sale again a year later. CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9471 19-10-11 Bombay India
9625 13-08-10 For sale on lathes.co.uk CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9637 10-02-15 For sale on ebay - Worcester CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9705 03-07-17 Hartlepool CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9854 Oilgear Company 2003 - The Oilgear Company Towler Ltd. Leeds company liquidation?
9866 Steven Vine 1965 Steve bought it from an Oxford University in 2009 and they had it from new CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
9914 30-01-11 Sold on ebay. Located in Ripon UK. CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
10106 16-06-10 New South Wales
10181 22-10-12 Sold on ebay - Newark CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
10405 10-12-16 Eye CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
10579 13-07-15 For sale on ebay - Newport
10585 Dave - Tool Grinding group
10905 27-07-14 For sale on ebay - Wellington (serial number is a best guess) CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
11008 ? 13-04-14 For sale on ebay - Southampton (serial number is a best guess) CLARKSON MACHINE TOOLS
11025 03-12-14 Sold on ebay - Purfleet CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
11586 24-10-14 Sold on ebay - Milton Keynes CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
11644 21-06-14 Sold on ebay - York CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD
11672 07-01-14 Sold on ebay - Leicestershire Clarkson International Tools Limited
11673 19-11-16 Woodbridge Clarkson International Tools Limited
11801 17-12-11 For sale on ebay - Peterborough Clarkson International Tools Limited
11852 14-05-16 For sale by Phil Geesin Machinery located in Sheffield Clarkson International Tools Limited
12099 02-05-15 For sale on ebay - Barnstaple Clarkson International Tools Limited
12106 Stamco Tool and Die Co 14-04-04 Seen in auction WindsorOntarioCanada 2004
12394 23-07-14 Sold on ebay - Waltham Abbey Clarkson International Tools Limited
12504 15-01-19 Ian McVicker (Model Engineers Workshop) Clarkson International Tools Limited
12618 RD Manufacturing Engineers 18-05-09 Seen in Edison auction Howden Yorkshire UK
12632 06-11-14 Sold on ebay - Norwich Clarkson International Tools Limited
12732 21-08-14 For sale on ebay - Sutton Clarkson International Tools Limited
12778 16-10-12 raymondrobert.com - Quebec
13000 22/04/2016 For sale on ebay - Lincoln
13014 Bernard Wright unknown Clarkson International Tools Limited
13247 19-06-13 Sold on ebay - Sheffield Clarkson International Tools Limited
13287 17-01-11 Peterborough
13350 21-05-13 For sale on ebay - Ferry Hill Clarkson International Tools Limited
13388 03-05-13 !st Machinery - (serial number is a best guess) Clarkson International Tools Limited
13827 14-01-10 Was seen for sale in Stourport on Severn
13910 20-07-14 Grays Online Website - Victoria ?
14250 14-05-16 For sale by bidonequipment.com located in Ohio
14388 12-05-15 For sale on ebay - Colyton
DL 138 10-02-14 Lowes Park Illinois DEVLIEG MICROBORE - CLARKSON (ENGINEERS) LTD


 





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