James Hinks and Son
From Graces Guide
of Crystal Lamp Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
1850s Company established by James Hinks
1865 Developed the Duplex burner for petroleum based lamps.
1873 The company was registered on 25 April, to acquire the business of the firm same, lamp manufacturers. [1]
1888 The company was re-registered.
1905 James Hinks died and the business continued under his son Joseph Hinks.
1906 The company was re-registered.
WWI Made mess tins, grenades and parts for shells.
1919 Mr J. Hinks displayed a liquid oxygen vaporiser flask of 5 litres capacity, that was used by airmen in order to maintain their breathing at high altitudes.[2]
c1920 Business taken over by Falk, Stadelmann and Co.
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Sources of Information
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0