Monday, 1 December 2025

Cooke Telescope Tales - Accident at the Cooke factory

On December 28th 1866 the son of Mr W Tindall printer of Fulford Road, York an apprentice with Messrs Cooke and Sons Opticians, of this city, lost his right thumb which was taken completely off by a portion of the machinery on the works, whilst he was engaged in his ordinary occupation. 


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