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Jenks Brothers

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Makers of Britool hand tools, of Bushbury, Wolverhampton.

1912 George Clement Jenks and Reginald Jenks founded the business

1914 Motor accessory and tool manufacturers and factors. [1]

1936 Acquired by John Shaw and Sons (Wolverhampton)

1937 Manufacturers of small tools. "Britool" Tools. "Jenbro" Tools. [2]

1949 Advert. Britool tools including socket sets and wrenches. [3]

By 1972 was part of James Neill Holdings[4]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  2. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  3. ↑ The Autocar of 19th August 1949 Advert p6
  4. ↑ The Times, Jun 08, 1972
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