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 162,344 pages of information and 244,505 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.

Richard Sykes and Son

From Graces Guide

Makers of ship chains, cables and anchors, of Cradley Heath; telegraphic address 'Sykes'

1898/9 Patents and specifications for improvements in anchors

1904 Company incorporated[1]

1905/6 Patents and specifications for improvements in anchors

By 1948 was owned by N. Hingley and Sons

1953 Acquired Mole and Beddall

1956 Registration of the trade mark Britannic in respect of anchors

The name of this company was subsequently transferred to H. P. Parkes and Co Ltd.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Jun 29, 1948
  • National Archives [1]
  • National Archives [2]