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of Oxford St., Birmingham
Previously Samuel Whitfield and Sons
1886 Listed as Whitfields Safe and Door Co
c.1900 Acquired J. T. Needs and Co
1910 The name of Bramah and Co was reintroduced. Engineering works moved to Oldbury Place.
1945 Whitfields Safe and Door Co was acquired by a public company, Milners Safe Co[1]
1952 Whitfields Safe and Door Co was in voluntary liquidation[2]
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