Wrought Iron Brands
This section relates to wrought iron makers' brands and trademarks which were often marked on wrought iron sections and plates.
W. Barrows and Sons of Bloomfield and Tipton: Brand B.B.H. reflected the earlier company name, Bradley, Barrows and Hall.
Minerva: Isaac Jenks of Minerva Works and Beaver Works, Wolverhampton.
Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works: Brand: a crown surrounded by the letters L W (alongside top of crown) and R O (below crown).
Bradley of Stourbridge: Crown above letters S B.
John Bagnall and Sons: Crown above letters I B.
New British Iron Co: Letters NB and IC above a lion.
Philip Williams and Sons, Oak Works, Wednesbury: Picture of bishop's mitre above letters WO.
Brown and Freer (late Hunt and Brown) of Leys Iron Works, near Stourbridge: crown above letters HB, and picture of a phoenix above 'BEST HB'.
William Lee and Co, Gospel Oak Works: anchor with G to left and O to right.
Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co: SHELTON followed by a crown and GRANVILLE followed by a crown.
Kinnersley and Co of Clough Hall Iron Works, Kidsgrove: TK to left of crown.
Birchills Hall Iron Co, Walsall: picture of a globe superimposed on a horizontal scroll; B.I.C. above SWAN above SPC above BILSTON
Samuel Groucutt and Sons, Bilston: crown above SG&S
W. and J. S. Sparrow and Sons, Bilston: SPARROW XXX
Midland Iron Co, Rotherham: crown above MIC
Parkgate Iron Co, Rotherham: PARKGATE followed by two crowns.
Pearson and Knowles, Warrington: crown above B F for bars and plates, crown above W I W for sheets and hoops.