J. and W. Somerville
From Graces Guide
J. and W. Somerville Ltd. of Caledonia Nail Works, St. Ninians. (1938)
of Kali Nail works, Lennoxtown, near Glasgow (1961)
c.1800 Business established
1938 Steel Nails - Dog Spikes.
1956 The third largest maker of nails in Britain. Acquired by Coltness Iron Co[1]
By 1964 was part of Coltness Industries; there had been production problems with Webster skirting heating made by J. and W. Somerville, whose main business was making nails; there had also been problems refitting high speed launches[2]
1977 The parent company was acquired by Aurora Holdings
by 1987 Somerville Nails was a subsidiary of Aurora
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