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By the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution, Bristol was one of Britain's most significant ports.
When zinc ore was found nearby in the Mendip Hills, Bristol became the natural
home of the British Brass industry until superseded by Birmingham.
Bristol Brass: The History of the
Industry', Joan Day, 1973, 236pp., David & Charles ISBN 0 7153 6065 5. The story of the industry in Bristol, England, from 1566 through the growth to
success and subsequent decline and final closure in 1925.
Brass Battery Wire & Copper Co., Bristol, papers relating to the
1779 AGM are in Somerset Archive and Record Service.
This mark 'Bristol Battery' was found on the edge of a hammered
bowl. |
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A
Brief Review of the Development of the Copper, Zinc and Brass Industries in
Great Britain from AD 1500 to 1900 by W
O Alexander, PhD., F.I.M. |
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Bristol Brass & Clock Co.
Bristol, CT., USA, made oil lamps and clocks up to 1902 when the name was
simplified to Bristol Brass Co., New York. The oil lamp burner department
was sold to National Marine Lamp Co in 1911. The latter ceased trading in
1930. The rest of the company seems to have continued making
semi-manufactured brass until sometime after WWII. (ack: Fil Graff).
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B. B. C. & Co.
B. B. Co. |
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Bristol
Brass, decorative
housewares, founded 1991 in Bristol, Tennessee, then in Bristol, Virginia, USA. There seems to be no connection with Bristol, England, where
the British brass industry started.
This site does not have any contact available for the organisation.
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