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* 1956 They were taken over by [[Josiah Parkes and Sons]]. | * 1956 They were taken over by [[Josiah Parkes and Sons]]. | ||
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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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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