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[[image:Im1929BIF-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| 1929. British Industries Fair catalogue.]] | [[image:Im1929BIF-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| 1929. British Industries Fair catalogue.]] | ||
[[Image:Im193308AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| August 1933. ]] | [[Image:Im193308AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| August 1933. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19380701CM-Rubber.jpg|thumb| July 1938. ]] | [[Image:Im19380701CM-Rubber.jpg|thumb| July 1938. ]] | ||
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[[Image:Im194805AE-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| May 1948.]] | [[Image:Im194805AE-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| May 1948.]] | ||
[[Image:Im194903CV-Herm.jpg|thumb| March 1949.]] | [[Image:Im194903CV-Herm.jpg|thumb| March 1949.]] | ||
[[image:Im195011AE-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | [[image:Im195011AE-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | ||
[[image:Im195205AE-Hermetic.jpg|thumb| May 1952.]] | |||
[[Image:Im19541124AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| November 1954. ]] | [[Image:Im19541124AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| November 1954. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19571127AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| November 1957. ]] | [[Image:Im19571127AE-Herm.jpg|thumb| November 1957. ]] | ||
[[image:Im1958v206-p512cc.jpg|thumb| 1958. ]] | [[image:Im1958v206-p512cc.jpg|thumb| 1958. ]] | ||
[[image:Im1960v210-p222cb.jpg|thumb| 1960. ]] | [[image:Im1960v210-p222cb.jpg|thumb| 1960. ]] | ||
[[image:Im1962AE05-Hermetic.jpg |thumb| May 1962.]] | |||
of Hermetic Works, Ryland Street, Birmingham, 16. Telephone: Edgbaston 2342. Cables: "Hermetic, Birmingham". (1929 and 1937) | of Hermetic Works, Ryland Street, Birmingham, 16. Telephone: Edgbaston 2342. Cables: "Hermetic, Birmingham". (1929 and 1937) | ||
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1928 Patent - Improvements in cricket or like balls. | 1928 Patent - Improvements in cricket or like balls. | ||
1929 British Industries Fair Advert for the 'Hermetic' Cricket and Hockey Ball. Patented and constructed of best rubber-proofed fabric to standard size, weight and resilience. | 1929 British Industries Fair Advert for the 'Hermetic' Cricket and Hockey Ball. Patented and constructed of best rubber-proofed fabric to standard size, weight and resilience. Also moulded Rubber Goods of all kinds for sports and general trades. (Sports Goods Section - Stand No. B.48) <ref>[[1929 British Industries Fair]] Advert 150; and p79 </ref> | ||
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. | 1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Moulded and Mechanical Rubber Goods of every description. Hoses of all descriptions. Rubber Road Studs for Pedestrian crossings. "Hermetic" Flexible Couplings. "Hermetic" Mud and Stone Deflectors. (Stand No. B.313) <ref>[[1937 British Industries Fair]] Page 374 </ref> | ||
1939 Patent - Improvements in or relating to rubber and like buffers. | 1939 Patent - Improvements in or relating to rubber and like buffers. | ||
1972 The company became an investment holding company called [[Centreway Securities]]; acquired [[S. Edge and Son]], footwear manufacturers, from the Neville Group<ref>The Times, Jul 17, 1972</ref> | 1972 The company became an investment holding company called [[Centreway Securities]]; acquired [[S. Edge and Son]], footwear manufacturers, from the Neville Group.<ref>The Times, Jul 17, 1972</ref> | ||
1986 [[Centreway Securities|Centreway Industries]] sold [[Hermetic Rubber Co]] for cash<ref>The Times, September 30, 1986</ref> | 1986 [[Centreway Securities|Centreway Industries]] sold [[Hermetic Rubber Co]] for cash.<ref>The Times, September 30, 1986</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0 | * Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0 | ||
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[[Category: Town - Birmingham]] | [[Category: Town - Birmingham]] | ||
[[Category: Automotive Components]] | [[Category: Automotive Components]] | ||
[[Category: Rubber Goods]] | [[Category: Rubber Goods]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:54, 7 December 2016
of Hermetic Works, Ryland Street, Birmingham, 16. Telephone: Edgbaston 2342. Cables: "Hermetic, Birmingham". (1929 and 1937)
1895 Hermetic Rubber began manufacturing precision rubber products.
Originally Hermetic was named the Self Sealing Air Chamber Co, manufacturing the products its name suggested.
1900-1940s Sometime in this period they were makers of horns, bulbs and rubber tubing.
1928 Patent - Improvements in cricket or like balls.
1929 British Industries Fair Advert for the 'Hermetic' Cricket and Hockey Ball. Patented and constructed of best rubber-proofed fabric to standard size, weight and resilience. Also moulded Rubber Goods of all kinds for sports and general trades. (Sports Goods Section - Stand No. B.48) [1]
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Moulded and Mechanical Rubber Goods of every description. Hoses of all descriptions. Rubber Road Studs for Pedestrian crossings. "Hermetic" Flexible Couplings. "Hermetic" Mud and Stone Deflectors. (Stand No. B.313) [2]
1939 Patent - Improvements in or relating to rubber and like buffers.
1972 The company became an investment holding company called Centreway Securities; acquired S. Edge and Son, footwear manufacturers, from the Neville Group.[3]
1986 Centreway Industries sold Hermetic Rubber Co for cash.[4]
Notes
- The company has its own website: [1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Advert 150; and p79
- ↑ 1937 British Industries Fair Page 374
- ↑ The Times, Jul 17, 1972
- ↑ The Times, September 30, 1986