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Firth Brown Tools

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1934. New Engineers' Tool Department of Thos. Firth and John Brown Ltd.
Hardometer. Exhibit at Kelham Island Museum.
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of Sheffield, Yorkshire

c.1900 Thomas Firth and Sons around 1900 established a tools department.

1946 Public company incorporated for purpose of acquiring from Thomas Firth and John Brown Ltd the business based on the tools department which had been established c.1900.

1952 John Brown and Co purchased the ordinary share capital of Firth Brown Tools from Firth Brown[1].

1960 Firth Brown Tools Ltd licensed Surform tools to Firth Cleveland. Company still reporting its results as public company[2].

1961 Manufacturers of engineers cutting tools, saws, files, light instruments and hard metal tipped tools. 1,750 employees. [3]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, 27 September 1952
  2. ↑ The Times, 23 August 1960
  3. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
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