Newey Brothers
Newey Brothers Ltd, of 105/127 Brearley Street, Birmingham. (1922)
London Office at 80 Wood Street, EC2. (1929)
London Office: 33 King Street, Cheapside, London, EC2. (1947)
Manufacturers of buttons, hooks and eyes, hairpins and wireless accessories. Records from 1864 to 1934 are stored in Birmingham City Archives.
1798 Company established - presumably a precursor of J. G. Newey
1863 Death of James George Newey
At some point later, the name was changed to Newey Brothers (based on advert), the business of James Clement Newey and William Millars Newey
1886 Partnership dissolved. '... the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, William Millars Newey and James Clement Newey, at Brearley-street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, as Hook and Eye Manufacturers, under the style or firm of Newey Brothers, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent; all debts owing from or due to the late firm will be paid or received by the said James Clement Newey, who for the future will carry on the business on his own account...'[1]
1896/7 Directory: Advertiser. More detail [2]
1903 Incorporated as a limited company.
1913 Held the Royal Warrant for many years
1914 Manufacturers of hooks, eyes, dress fasteners and hairpins. Specialities: dress hooks and eyes, mantle, military and tent hooks, eyes and snap fasteners. Employees 1,000. [3]
1922 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Newey's Hooks and Eyes, Newey's Snap Fasteners, Newey's Hairpins, etc. (Stand No. E.33) [4]
1923 Acquired Brearley Manufacturing Ltd and wound up the company; J. G. Newey was chairman[5]
1929 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of Metal Smallwares. Hooks and Eyes; Press Buttons; Hairpins; Hook and Eye Tape; Corset, Garter and Suspender Fittings. Also Snap Fastener Tape, Four-piece Fasteners for Gloves, etc., "Newlock" Hair Pins, Twinlock Hair Pins. (Textiles and Clothing Section - Stand No. S.70) [6]
1933 Newey and Tayler was incorporated to acquire all or some of the shares in D. F. Tayler and Co Ltd and Newey Brothers Ltd
1939 Patent - Improvements relating to sewing machines for stitching objects on to tapes, bands, articles of clothing and the like. [7]
1947 British Industries Fair Advert in Association with D. F. Tayler and Co as Manufacturers of: Hooks and Eyes; snap Fasteners; Hair Pins; Buckles; Corset and Suspender Fittings; Hook and Eye Tape; Snap Fastener Tape; Glove Fasteners; 'Newlock' and 'Blend-Rite' Hair Grips; 'Sta-Rite' Hair Pins; Slide Fasteners; 'Wizard' Bodkins; Wire and Sheet Metal Articles. (Fancy Goods Section) [8]
1949 Shows associated company D. F. Tayler and Co
1956 Patent - Improvements in the manufacture of ball headed pins. [9]
1975 Newey and Tayler Ltd renamed Newey Group Ltd
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:5 November 1886 Issue:25640 Page:5347
- ↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Advertisers
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1922 British Industries Fair p58
- ↑ The London Gazette 21 August 1923
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Advert 199; and p125
- ↑ [1] Wikipatents
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 302; and p200
- ↑ [2] Wikipatents
- [3] Buttonmakers Birmingham