Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

B. Verity and Sons

From Graces Guide

1819 Business started[1]

1825 Company established as B. Verity and Sons at 31 King Street, Covent Garden.

1891 The works were transferred to Aston, Birmingham

1896 The works were considerably enlarged

1896 Incorporated under the name of Veritys Ltd. The company was registered on 21 October, to take over the business of electrical manufacturers, engineers and contractors of Verity of London and Manchester. [2]

1896/7 Directory: Advertiser. More detail[3]


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Jan 06, 1959
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Advertisers