Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Brett's

From Graces Guide
June 1898.

Brett's of Coventry.

1897 Brett's Ltd was formed as a public company to acquire the business carried on by Brett's Stamping Co Ltd and certain patents of Mr Edward Samuel Brett [1]

1898 Bretts Patent Lifter Co took over a portion of the business of Brett's. [2]

1912 Listed in Spennell's directory of Coventry as Spanner Manufactuers. [3]

1961 Manufacturers of carbon and alloy steel drop forgings, and hot yellow metal pressings. 230 employees.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Mar 27, 1897
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry and District, 1912-13