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Bretts Patent Lifter Co

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1899.
1910.
1910. Electrically driven drop hammers.
February 1911.
1912.
1913.
1914. Combined oil furnace, boiler and drop hammer plant.
1917.
1918.
1918. Ten Ton Hammer.
1920.
1921.
1924.
1924.
December 1929.
1930.
1937.
1943.
1943.
1958.
1958.
February 1959. Drop Forging Equipment.

Brett's Patent Lifter Co of Harnall Lane, Coventry.

1898 The company was registered on 16 November, to take over a portion of the business of Brett's. [1]

1908 Incorporated as a Limited Company.

1914 Engineers. Specialities: all kinds of plant in connection with the drop forging industry, drop stamps for steam and electric drive, presses, furnaces for oil or coke etc.[2]

1914 - July - Address known from this date on as of Foleshill Works, Coventry.[3]

1923 Bernard Brett was managing director of Bretts Patent Lifter Company and of Powell Brett.[4]


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  3. ↑ The Engineer 1914/07/03 p 26.
  4. ↑ The Engineer 1923/05/25
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