J. W. Singer and Sons

Office nameplate on display at Frome Museum

Metal pressing dies on display at Frome Museum

1897 Herbert Morris and Bastert overhead crane from the foundry of J. W. Singer and Sons, on the site of Singer's foundry in Frome

of Frome, Somerset

1852 Company founded by John Webb Singer.

1871 Employing 8 men and 4 apprentices.

1888 'Messrs. J. W. Singer and Sons, of Frome, are attempting to revive the Cire Perdue process of casting in bronze, which consists in first moulding the object to be cast in wax, which is then covered with a matrix of sand. When set the mould is placed in a hot oven, causing the wax to melt and run out of the mould, which is then filled with the molten metal. The great difficulty hitherto experienced in carrying out this process has been to get rid of the numerous air bubbles, but this Messrs. Singer have at length succeeded in doing.'

1899 Public company. The company was registered on 26 June, to acquire a business of art metal workers.

Makers of many important bronze statues.

1914 Amalgamated with Spital and Clark of Birmingham

1922 Manufacturer of ornamental ironwork, including gates, railings, etc. Heavy cast bronzework, including doors, screens, ornamental figures and statutary.

1961 Metal workers specialising in hot pressings in brass, bronze and copper. 460 employees.

---

• The Frome Museum website includes a good summary of the firm's history

See Also

Loading...