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* 1820 As '''Edwin Showell and Sons''', manufactured door springs and architectural brassware. | * 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). | * WWI. Produced 100,000 ''Enfield'' oilers for [[BSA]] rifles during the Great War (1914-1918). | ||
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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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Revision as of 15:44, 24 September 2008
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.
Sources of Inforamtion
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908