Baker and Finnemore: Difference between revisions
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* c1850 Company established | * Joseph Finnemore was connected with [[Hinks, Wells and Co]]in 1844. | ||
* c1850 Company established. This small pen manufacturer operated from its Bak-Fin works in Newhall Street, Birmingham and was run for some years by the Barnwell family. Bak-Fin became a registered trademark and the series of pens bearing this name was known worldwide. | |||
* 1901 Manufacturer of pens | * 1901 Manufacturer of pens | ||
* Company still trading and making fasteners and precision pressings | * Company still trading and making fasteners and precision pressings | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
* 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 | ||
* [http://www.penroom.co.uk/manufacturers.html] The Pen Room | |||
Revision as of 16:46, 4 December 2007
of 1 James Street, Birmingham
- Joseph Finnemore was connected with Hinks, Wells and Coin 1844.
- c1850 Company established. This small pen manufacturer operated from its Bak-Fin works in Newhall Street, Birmingham and was run for some years by the Barnwell family. Bak-Fin became a registered trademark and the series of pens bearing this name was known worldwide.
- 1901 Manufacturer of pens
- Company still trading and making fasteners and precision pressings
Sources of Information
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0
- [1] The Pen Room