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W.H. & G. WALKER & Co.

154,-160, Angelina Street, Birmingham



W.H. & G. Walker & Co. - Birmingham - 1907

W.H. & G. Walker & Co. entered their mark, 'W H & G/W & Co.' with the Birmingham Assay Office in September 1906.

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LAMBOURNES (B'HAM) Ltd.

Empire Works, Great Charles Street, later, Great Hampton Works, Great Hampton Row,, Birmingham, later, 39, Earlswood Road, later, Bills Lane, Solihull, Birmingham and Leominster



Lambournes (B'ham) Ltd. - Birmingham - 1955


Lambournes (B'ham) Ltd. - Birmingham - 1956


Lambournes (B'ham) Ltd. - Birmingham - 1966

'SOPHOS'

Established in 1886.

Noted as exhibitors at the British Industries Fair of 1922.

Incorporated as a limited liability company on the 21st January 1932.

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C.F. GRIMMETT & Co.

113, Newhall Street, Birmingham



C.F. Grimmett & Co. - Birmingham - 1907

The business of Charles Frederick Grimmett.

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WILLIAM MANNING

20, Cross, Worcester



Wm. Manning - Worcester - 1847

Successor to James Powell.

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MNFG JEWELLERS Co.

5, Pitsford Street, Birmingham



MNFG Jewellers Co. - Birmingham - 1897

Established in 1883.

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WESTAIR REPRODUCTIONS Ltd.

1298, Warwick Road, Acocks Green, later, Tyseley Industrial Estate, 17 Seeleys Road, Tyseley, Birmingham


An example of the work of Westair Reproductions Ltd, a cased set of Roman spoons in white metal:







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WALTER NEEDHAM

Hill Street, later, Paragon Works, 37, Vyse Street, Birmingham



Walter Needham - Birmingham - 1907


Mr. Walter Needham, jeweller, of Hill Street, Birmingham, has a very fine display of opal goods which he is now making a special feature of his business. Opals are, undoubtedly, becoming very fashionable, and this season Mr. Needham has had a remarkable run in all descriptions of articles studded with this class of brilliants. A large trade is particularly being done in rings and bracelets, chiefly of 15-carat gold, though demand usually subsides immediately after Christmas. A new catalogue has just been issued by the firm of which 10,000 copies have been printed and circulated. This catalogue contains a list of the rings, &c., in different designs. Most of them are gems set in gold in handsome designs, richly embellished. A great deal of skill has also been lavished on the designs of bracelets, which have been made in all sorts of attractive shapes and forms to suit the taste of everyone. Sapphires, rubies, and diamonds have been freely used in the manufacture of rings and bracelets.

Source: The British Trade Journal - 1st January 1897

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E. EDMONDS

Warstone Lane, Birmingham


An example of the work and mark of E. Edmonds, a pair of napkin-rings, assayed at Birmingham in 1913:




E·E - Birmingham - 1913

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B.H. HARRIS & Co.

81, Parade, Birmingham


It is understood that on Wednesday evening circulars were issued by Mr. William Watts, trading as B. H. Harris and Co., metal rollers, metal merchants, and spoon and fork manufacturers, of 81, Parade, Birmingham, convening a preliminary meeting of creditors for August 24th, to consider the position of the firm. The liabilities are reported to reach £80,000, but the assets are also considerable.

Source: The Engineer - 17th August 1877

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W.C. ALLDRIDGE

161, Brearley Street West, Birmingham



W.C. Alldridge - Birmingham - 1874

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THE CO-OPERATIVE JEWELLERS' ASSOCIATION

Vyse Street, Birmingham



The Co-operative Jewellers' Association - Birmingham - 1887

Established in 1876.

Manager: Richmond Harman.

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S. CHILD

10, Bull Street, Birmingham



S. Child - Birmingham - 1928


S. Child - Birmingham - 1939


JEWELLERS SHOP ROBBED

Three burglars raided the shop of Mr. S. Child, jeweller, Birmingham, on Tuesday, and ransacked the premises. A policeman saw their heads through a skylight, and after an exciting chase he captured two. The third man escaped by jumping through a bedroom window. The pockets of one contained 70 gold watches and rings, and the other's socks concealed gold chains and watches. The property recovered was valued at £400. The third man carried away £300 worth. During the chase a constable was injured by falling through a glass roof. The two men were remanded by the magistrates.

Source: The Record and Advertiser - 17th May 1902

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J. & L. MOLE

Birmingham


The business which had been successfully carried on for years at the corner of High Street and New Street, Birmingham, as watchmakers and jewellers, by Messrs. J. and L. Mole, is now in the proprietorship of Messrs. Skinner and Co.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 5th February 1885

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ROBERT JAMES DICK

46, Hylton Street, Birmingham


An example of the mark of Robert James Dick, noted on a bangle assayed at Birmingham in 1883:


R·J·D - Birmingham - 1883


R·J·D - Birmingham - 1883

Robert James Dick was also registered with the Chester Assay Office.

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LEONARD S. SILVERMAN

Birmingham


Leonard S. Silverman, a Birmingham diamond and pearl merchant who recently failed with his suit against insurance under-writers for the value of jewelry he said was stolen from him at a Cardiff hotel last Summer, this week appeared in the London bankruptcy court. His liabilities are around $15,000 and his assets less than $100. The gem dealer attributes his failure to lack of success in his action against the underwriters and to bad trade. The value of his stolen jewelry was $55,000.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th July 1924

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NATHAN BROTHERS

103, later, 120, Vyse Street, later, Tenby Street, Birmingham and 92, Hatton Garden, London


An example of the work and mark of Nathan Bros., a Scottish Golf Union Medal, assayed at Birmingham in 1947:




NBS - Birmingham - 1947

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EDWARD OWEN REECE

Birmingham


Liquidations by Arrangement

FIRST MEETINGS OF CREDITORS

Friday, Sept. 23, 1881

Reece, Edward Owen, Electro Plate Manufacturer. Oct 3 at 3 at offices of Hawkes and Weekes, Temple st, Birmingham.

Source: The Solicitors' Journal - 1st October 1881

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EVANS & BROWN

64, later, 17, later, 15, Northampton Street, Birmingham


The factoring business of Messrs. Evans and Brown, of Northampton Street, one of the oldest established in Birmingham, is passing entirely into fresh hands. Mr. William Brown, the surviving partner, is relinquishing the jewelry trade altogether, and has sold his business to three well-known Birmingham men. It will be practically a new firm under the old name. I wish every success to the new combination. They are all three men whom I know and esteem.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st August 1892

Evans and Brown entered their mark, 'E & B', contained within an oblong punch, with the Birmingham and Chester assay offices.

This business appears to have its origins with the firm of Edward Brown of 64, Northampton Street, Birmingham.

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ROBERT ANDRE PERKINS

Northampton Street, Birmingham


MONTHLY RECORD OF BANKRUPTCIES

Liquidations by Arrangement or Composition

Perkins, Robert Andre, Northampton Street, Birmingham, jeweller. Sept. 17. C. Fowke, sol., Ann Street, Birmingham.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 6th October 1879

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MAURICE STRAWBAUM

33, Tenby Street, Birmingham


Notices to Creditors

Strawbaum, Maurice, Jeweler, 14, Reservoir Retreat, Reservoir Road, Edgbaston ; and 33, Tenby Street, Birmingham. Dividend of 11d., at Whitehall Chambers, 23, Colmore Row, Birmingham, July 11.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st August 1892

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