Fry's (London)
of 24-5 King Street, London, E1 and of 46, Upper Thames-street, E.C. 4 (1923).
Manufacturer and factor of hand tools, of 24/25 King Street, London E.1.
1923 Developed a sample of a new type of hack saw blade which had been specially produced for cutting tramway and railway metals. The peculiarity of the saw lay in the arrangement of the teeth, which faced in opposite directions in groups of four, so that they cut in either direction. The makers claimed that the saw will go on cutting even when the points of the teeth are blunt. The saw, which was British made, was stocked in lengths of 12 in., 14 in., and 16 in. by 18 and 16 gauge thickness.[1]
1923 Developed a new tool intended for cutting comparatively large round holes in metal plates.[2]
1937 Engineers small tool manufacturers. "Enox" Small Tools. "Wo-Tan" Small Tools. [3]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1956 Listed on Birmingham Stock Exchange[4]
1959 Planned to move factory from Greenwich to near the head office and warehouse at Crawley[5]
1967 Purchased 80 percent of J. Thomson Macleod of Glasgows[6].
1968 Developed electron beam welding device, ahead of its international competitors[7]
1969 Acquired Baldwins and Masons, which added a Midlands company to Fry's range of UK representatives[8]
1970 Acquired by Rabone Chesterman[9]