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Revision as of 18:40, 13 March 2012
of Selly Oak
1836 Took over the old premises of William Jenkins and Son. Started making wire, brass-foundry and 'battery' products
1871 Equipped new mill at Selly Oak
1902 Brass and copper wire [1]
Made brass condenser tubes
1922 Commissioned a new tube mill
1933 The mill started to produce copper plates for locomotive fire-boxes
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Kelly’s Trade Directory 1902
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0