Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.
of Colmore Works, Birmingham
1810 The business which became Isaac Hollis and Sons was established.
1840 Bentley and Playfair founded.
1911 These two companies amalgamated to form Hollis, Bentley and Playfair.
1914 Gun and rifle makers. Specialities: high-class sporting guns and rifles for home and export. Employees 200 to 300. [1]
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