Charles Clifford and Son
Charles Clifford and Son Ltd. of Fazeley Street Mills and Dogpool Mills, Birmingham.
Established 1776 - Charles Clifford metal merchant.
1849 Directory: Listed as metal rollers (listed as Charles Clifford) [1]
1849 Directory: Listed as Wire Drawers (listed as Charles Clifford) [2]
1887 The company was registered on 28 April, to take over the business of manufacturers of copper and brass sheets, tubes etc, of the firm if the same name. [3]
1903 'The World's Oldest Engine.
An engine which has been running for no less than 135 years, and which is said to be the oldest in the world, has just been removed from one of the mines owned by Mr. Charles Clifford and Co., of Birmingham. The engine was started in 1767. The beam, which is made of oak, has just been removed, bat it would not have been if the foundations had not given way. The connecting rod, weighing 15 tons, and 30 feet long, is the original one, and had entered upon its 136th year of continuous service. The cylinder of the engine was cast in 1820, and is still at work.'[4]
1911 Issued catalogue. Extras for brass and copper tubes, sheets, wires etc. [5]
1912 Advert. Phosphor Bronze, Brass and Copper Tubes.
1937 Metal manufacturers. "Seacliff" Tubes, Sheets, Rods and Wire. [6]
1965 Known as Charles Clifford Industries
1981 Charles Clifford Industries reorganised its corporate structure and made a rights issue; a new company, Telfos Holdings, was formed to acquire the company[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ History and Directory of Birmingham, 1849: Metal Rollers
- ↑ History and Directory of Birmingham, 1849: Wire Drawers
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Cotton Factory Times, 6 March 1903
- ↑ The Engineer of 21st July 1911 p84
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times Nov 13, 1981