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 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 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.

George Goodman

From Graces Guide
1929. British Industries Fair catalogue.

of Caroline Street, Birmingham; also at 5 Goldsmith Street, London, Telephone: Central 9884. (1929)

1810 Company founded.

1849 Directory: Listed as Needle and Fish Hook Manufacturers. [1]

1896/7 Directory: Advertiser. [2]

1901 Private company.

1929 Advert for Safety Pins. Manufacturers of Pins, Safety Pins, Hair Curlers, Imitation Jewellery, Gilt and Rolled Gold Collar Pins, Brooches, etc. (Textiles and Clothing Section - Stand No. S.49a) [3]

1953 Patent - New or improved means for attaching a button to a garment or the like.

1956 Patent - Improvements relating to safety-pins.

1961 Manufacturers of safety pins, metal smallwares, zinc high pressure and thermo plastic diecastings. 700 employees. [4]

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