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of Bisley Works, Birmingham
of Bisley Works, Whittall Street, Birmingham, 4.  Telephone: Central 7162.  Telegraphic Address: "Riflemen, Birmingham"


* 1880 Company founded.
* 1880 Company founded.


* 1904 Private company formed as A.G. Parker & Co. Ltd.
* 1904 Private company formed as A. G. Parker and Co Ltd.


* 1936 Name changed.
* 1936 Name changed.
* 1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair.  "Valvespout" Diaphragm Type and Force-feed Leak-proof Oilers of various capacities and styles.  "Discoflex" All-metal Fuel Oil Filters.  "Discoflex" All-metal Filters for various trades.  (Stand No. A.600)


* 1951 Advert for industrial brushes.
* 1951 Advert for industrial brushes.
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==Sources of Information==
== Sources of Information ==
* [[1937 British Industries Fair]] p399
* Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p147
* Mechanical World Year Book 1951. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p147
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]

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of Bisley Works, Whittall Street, Birmingham, 4. Telephone: Central 7162. Telegraphic Address: "Riflemen, Birmingham"

  • 1880 Company founded.
  • 1904 Private company formed as A. G. Parker and Co Ltd.
  • 1936 Name changed.
  • 1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. "Valvespout" Diaphragm Type and Force-feed Leak-proof Oilers of various capacities and styles. "Discoflex" All-metal Fuel Oil Filters. "Discoflex" All-metal Filters for various trades. (Stand No. A.600)
  • 1951 Advert for industrial brushes.
  • 1961 Firearms and accessories. 200 employees.


Sources of Information