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Mills Brothers (Sheffield)

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of Sheffield

1947 MECO Ltd was incorporated; initial subscribers were Harold Icke Eardley, Frank Samuel Mills, William Henry George Mills and Herbert Mills. All were of Sheffield.

NB Although there is no evidence at present available, this seems likely to have been the company known as Mills Brothers (Model Engineers) Ltd. in the 1930s and 40s. After this, there was a division of functions between model railway work and model aero-engine production, with the formation of Mills Brothers (Sheffield) Ltd. Mills Brothers continued under different ownership as builders of diesel engines for models.

1950 Name of MECO Ltd was changed to Mills Brothers (Sheffield) Ltd

by 1950 John Trevor Mills was one of 4 directors.

1950 Patent. Improved device for delivering liquids, with Frank Samuel Mills

1954 Patent. Improvements in or relating to apparatus for dispensing liquids, with Edward Dawson, William Astin and Richard Shackleton Thornber

1955 Patent. Rack for storing or displaying bottles or jars with William Henry George Mills

1960 Patent. Improvements in hand lamps having grip-on supports with Harold Jackson

1962 A report that Edward Exley Ltd. had "taken over the entire stock of Mills Bros., of Sheffield" (meaning models), and intended to continue manufacturing selected items and maintaining the Milbro trade name.[1]

1965 Patent. Improvement in or relating to apparatus for dispensing liquid , with James Edward Eardley

1973 Name changed to Coldflow Ltd

c.1980 Was a subsidiary of British Syphon Industries whose chairman was James Eardley; the company offered cooling, dispense equipment and soda syphons[2]

1986 Acquired by the IMI Group[3]

1987 Name changed to IMI Cornelius (UK) Ltd; registered office was in Alcester. The business was principally engaged in the design and manufacture of beverage dispensing machines.


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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Milbro locomotives
  2. The Times Oct. 7, 1980
  3. The Times Sept. 9, 1987
  • Companies house filings