Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Chatwood Safe Co

From Graces Guide
Nov 1919.
January 1944.
February 1944.
March 1944.
April 1944.

of Shrewsbury.

of Bolton and of 56 Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.

1909 Chatwood's Patent Safe and Lock Co was wound up and replaced by another company, the Chatwood Safe Co Ltd; W. Cumming Craig was chairman[1]

1914 Manufacturers of fireproof and burglar proof safes. Specialities: safes, strong rooms for banks etc., strong room doors and fittings, locks, cash and deed boxes. [2]

1922 Mr Herbert S. Bruckshaw was appointed a director of the company.[3]

1925 Built a new factory in Shrewsbury.[4] The factory in Bolton was later closed.

1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers

c.1945 Became the Chatwood Safe and Engineering Co.

Presumably acquired by Hall Engineering

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Sources of Information

  1. The London Gazette 21 December 1909
  2. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  3. The Engineer 1922/05/05
  4. Birmingham Daily Gazette - 14 December 1925