of Victoria Works, Great Tindal Street, Ladywood, Birmingham
also Thomas Chatwin and Co
1849 Business established
1856 The partnership of Goodby, Chatwin and Taylor was dissolved.
1861 Partnership dissolved. '...undersigned, Thomas Chatwin and Charles Taylor, as Stock Die and Tool Makers, at Birmingham, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent, as from the 25th instant. All debts will be received and paid by the said Thomas Chatwin...'[1]
1876 Mention of 'the premises called or known as the Victoria Works and now in the occupation of Thomas Chatwin of Birmingham Tool Manufacturer,'[2]
1896/7 Directory: Listed as makers of steam boilers. [3]
1896/7 Directory: Advertiser. More detail [4]
1902 Screwing tackle. [5]
1915 Taken over by the Ministry of Munitions to supply gauges. The main output of the factory was small tools, taps and dies.
1937 Machined components. "Chatwin" Machined Components. [6]
By 1938 was part of J. Brockhouse and Co
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1948 Toolbox[7]
Later part of Brockhouse Group
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:1 January 1861 Issue:22466 Page:22
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:29 February 1876 Issue:24301 Page:1665
- ↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Boilers - Steam
- ↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Advertisers
- ↑ Kelly’s Trade Directory 1902
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Engineer 1948