R. & W. Hawthorn vs Sharp, Stewart and Company
Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.
R. & W. Hawthorn is the older of the two, founded in 1817 — 26 years before Sharp, Stewart and Company.
- Founded
- 1817
- 1843
- Status
- Closed 1880
- Closed 1903
- Headquarters
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Industry
- locomotive manufacturing
- locomotive manufacturing
Facts on both companies come from the public records named on R. & W. Hawthorn and Sharp, Stewart and Company.