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Manufacturer of firebricks and fireclay goods at the Delph Works, Brierley Hill, which was their main centre of operation. They also owned the Crown Works, Amblecote; and Tintam Abbey Mines and Works at Brierley Hill. The combined output of these three sites in 1903 was approximately three-quarters of a million firebricks per week. The Company also produced speciality bricks and tiles used in the construction of pottery kilns; glass house pots; gas retorts; crucibles; linings of blast furnaces; etc. | |||
1860 Company founded | |||
1872 [[J. W. Thomas]] ( -1902) joins as MD | |||
1898 Became a private company | |||
1902 [[C. W. Thoms) (son of above) become MD | |||
1957 Acquired [[J. T. Price and Co]] - the combined group was named '''Price-Pearson Refractories''' | 1957 Acquired [[J. T. Price and Co]] - the combined group was named '''Price-Pearson Refractories''' | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 16 November 2016
of Stourbridge, Worcs
Manufacturer of firebricks and fireclay goods at the Delph Works, Brierley Hill, which was their main centre of operation. They also owned the Crown Works, Amblecote; and Tintam Abbey Mines and Works at Brierley Hill. The combined output of these three sites in 1903 was approximately three-quarters of a million firebricks per week. The Company also produced speciality bricks and tiles used in the construction of pottery kilns; glass house pots; gas retorts; crucibles; linings of blast furnaces; etc.
1860 Company founded
1872 J. W. Thomas ( -1902) joins as MD
1898 Became a private company
1902 [[C. W. Thoms) (son of above) become MD
1957 Acquired J. T. Price and Co - the combined group was named Price-Pearson Refractories