James Chadwick & Bros Ltd , cotton manufacturers, Bolton, England was formed in 1893 and was doing business in New York, USA and Montreal, Canada.
In 1896 , J & P Coats , thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, amalgamated with Clark & Co Ltd , thread manufacturers, Paisley, its American associates, Jonas Brook & Bros Ltd , thread manufacturers, Meltham Mills, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and James Chadwick & Bros Ltd to form the enlarged firm of J & P Coats Ltd , with a market value of around å£22 million, and approximately 25,000 shareholders. Each company maintained its identity with the preservation of the names and trade marks which were used for the particular market with which they were associated. In 1917, The Clark Thread Co, thread manufacturers, Newark, New Jersey, USA, purchased the American business of James Chadwick & Bros Ltd. United Thread Mills Ltd , thread manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland, was incorporated in March 1931 and almost immediately entered into agreements with J & P Coats Ltd, Clark & Co Ltd, Jonas Brook & Bros and James Chadwick & Bros for United Thread Mills Ltd to purchase properties from them. The companies continued to operate in their mills, but as a branch of United Thread Mills Ltd.
From the guide to the Records of James Chadwick & Bros Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, England, 1893-1898, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
