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[[Image:Im1961-18Ben-Parker.jpg|thumb| 1961. [[Josiah Parkes and Sons]] and [[Edwin Showell and Sons]]. ]] | |||
of Loveday Street, then Stirchley Brass Foundry, Charlotte Road, Birmingham. | of Loveday Street, then Stirchley Brass Foundry, Charlotte Road, Birmingham. | ||
c1790 Founded as [[Showell and Barnes]]. | |||
1820 As '''Edwin Showell and Sons''', manufactured door springs and architectural brassware. | |||
1902 The company was registered on 12 November, to acquire the business of manufacturers of general brassfoundry and art metal work of the firm of the same name. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | |||
WWI. Produced 100,000 ''Enfield'' oilers for [[BSA]] rifles during the Great War (1914-1918). | |||
1956 They were taken over by [[Josiah Parkes and Sons]]. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [http://www.enfield-stuff.com/oilers/makers_marks/oiler_makers_England.htm] British Enfield Oiler Makers | * [http://www.enfield-stuff.com/oilers/makers_marks/oiler_makers_England.htm] British Enfield Oiler Makers | ||
* [http://www.oldcopper.org/Marks%20s.htm] Old Copper | * [http://www.oldcopper.org/Marks%20s.htm] Old Copper | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 11 November 2018
of Loveday Street, then Stirchley Brass Foundry, Charlotte Road, Birmingham.
c1790 Founded as Showell and Barnes.
1820 As Edwin Showell and Sons, manufactured door springs and architectural brassware.
1902 The company was registered on 12 November, to acquire the business of manufacturers of general brassfoundry and art metal work of the firm of the same name. [1]
WWI. Produced 100,000 Enfield oilers for BSA rifles during the Great War (1914-1918).
1956 They were taken over by Josiah Parkes and Sons.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908