Morgan Crucible Co. dates back to the 1850s, and bronze oil retaining bearings was just one of their many product lines, of which they used the Morganite name for several.
The history of Ferrobestos is a little more circuitous.
Herbert Frood’s Ferodo Brake and Clutch Linings is the source, but they were partially owned by Turner and Newall, which had an interest in Turner Brothers Asbestos Co. which became Tenmat.
