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J. A &
Sons, Ltd.,
John
Aston & Co. Eagle Button Works Summer Hill Road,
Birmingham. |
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A & W
Ltd., Birmingham, details wanted. |
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Adams,
Birmingham, details wanted. |
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H.
Allday, Birmingham, details wanted. P G Allday & Co. is
listed in 1946 as at 117, 119 & 121 Northwood St., Birmingham 3. |
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Armfield,
Edward. (also William.) Armfield & Co. Ltd.
.) Newhall St.
(1829) Armfield & Co. Ltd. 7&8 St Paul’s Square (1936) 51, Carpenter Road,
Birmingham 15 (1946) 1763 to date, livery, crest and general button makers.
Making buttons from 1763 to date. |
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Mrs A
Bowler, 218 Burbury Street, Lozells, Birmingham (Kelly 1936) |
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C J & H Brookes,
207, High St., Aston, Birmingham (Kelly 1936) Buttons |
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Buttons Ltd.,
Birmingham. In 1913 they had three works sites
in Birmingham, Portland Street, Worstone Lane and Clissold Street making
buttons, buckles and stampings. Some buttons were also made in London.
. They also sold
suitable dies and button making machinery. Trademarks
included 'Three Domes' and crossed swords.
Now
a division of Francis Sumner Engineering Co. |
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Cheyney, Birmingham, details wanted. |
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C. H.
C. & Sons Ltd., details wanted. |
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Derverlea Products Ltd., 44 Princip Street, Aston Cross,
buttons, decorative holloware.
1930's. |
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William Dowler &
Sons. Graham St. Works, Birmingham 1 (in 1946) Founded 1774, probably as
Thomas Dowler of Great Charles St., Birmingham. Amalgamated with Firmin in 1969. |
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Essor Manufacturing Co Ltd., 24-28 Bishop St., Birmingham
5,
(in 1946) Brassfounders and Engineers founded 1924 from the
firms of Henry Ellaway, George Hopkins & Co. and F A Harrison Ltd.. |
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Thos Fattorini & Sons, Bradford Works, Birmingham were founded in 1827 in Lancashire. In 1915 they moved to Birmingham. By 1925 there were Fattorini and Sons Ltd. in Pitsford Street and Thomas Fattorini (Birmingham) Ltd., at 3&5 Hockley Street. Thomas Fattorini moved to Regent Street in 1930 and merged with Fattorini and Sons in 1983. |
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Firmin & Sons Ltd., Globe Works, Villa Street Aston,
Birmingham, also in London, button makers originally founded in 1677. |
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J Fray Ltd., Birmingham. |
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J R Gaunt & Sons,
J R G & S, (prior to 1913 trading for 200 years as Ed Thurkle in Woostone
Parade) 33, Clifford St., Aston, Birmingham until being taken over by
Birmingham Mint in 1973, also in London,
buckles, buttons, fittings, clasps. This mark is on a button stick
used to protect garments while brass buttons are being polished. |
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Edward Gill,
54 Hylton St., Birmingham 18, buttons. |
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Sydney
Griffith, Birmingham. |
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Hall &
Hawkley, Clifford St., Lozells & 47 Furnace Lane, Lozells, Birmingham
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W. H.
Haseler Ltd., Birmingham |
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Heaton &
Taylor,
Goodman
Street, Birmingham 1, 100 Summer Hill Road (K1936) successors to Lion Works
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Probably founded c1820s as Heatons Brothers of Shadwell St Mills making wire
shanks for buttons. |
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George W
Hughes, St. Pauls, Birmingham. Further information welcome. |
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Kenworthy's Birmingham, details wanted. |
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W O
Lewis (Badges) Ltd. Birmingham. |
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Lion
Works Ltd., Heaton & Taylor, Goodman Street,
100, Summer Hill Road, Birmingham 1, . |
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J. S.
M and Co. Birmingham. information wanted. |
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H. W.
Miller Ltd., 116 & 118, Branstone St., Birmingham 18. (1925-1978).
Harold William Miller succeeded William Miller in 1935. |
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Morton & Crowder Ltd.,
31 & 33 St.
George's Place (K1900), then 208-232, Brearly Street, Birmingham, buttons, imitation jewellery studs, cuff links.
(Kelly 1936) |
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W L M
Ltd. Birmingham. |
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Newey Bros. Limited, Birmingham, manufacturers of
buttons, hooks and eyes, hairpins and wireless accessories. Records from
1864 to 1934 are stored in Birmingham City Archives. |
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William Oldbury,
109-110 New John St., Birmingham 6. This their mark? |
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Reeves & Co. Ltd. Tenby St., Birmingham 1. |
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Regal Buttons
Ltd. 52,
Porchester St., Aston (1936) and Grosvenor
Road, Birmingham
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A.
Shirley Ltd.,
82, Unett Street Birmingham, general brassfounders, then 83,
Clifford Street, Birmingham B19, By 1946 at 35, Woodfield Road, Birmingham
14, buttons, hearth furniture, Hecla™ hot water
bottles |
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Smith
& Wright, 176, 178 & 180 Brearly St. Birmingham 19. (in 1946).
Smith, Kemp & Wright Ltd.
Birmingham. founded in 1840s. they made Other Ranks brass buttons of the
pre-1871 patterns. They became part of Firmin & Sons in the early 20th
century. |
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J B S
& Sons, Birmingham details wanted. |
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Stratton,
Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham |
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William Twigg & Co., 25 Legge Lane (1903), 11, Warstone Parade East, Birmingham 18. (in
1946). George Twigg 30, Moseley Road, Birmingham (1867) stamper,
piercer, metalworker and general press tool maker. |
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Usher,
Vittoria Road, Birmingham. |
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VAUGHTONS Bros. 135, Constitution Hill, Birmingham,
now at 16, Well St., Birmingham B19 3BJ, taken over by W. H. Darby, maker of badges and medals. |
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Wilks,
76, Caroline Street, Birmingham. |
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Williams and Gray, Birmingham. |
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