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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 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.

William Bolland

From Graces Guide

1780 Advertisement. 'HALIFAX, October 30th, 1780. Brass-Foundery. WILLIAM BOLLAND, Tin-Plate Worker, Brazier, and Founder, Hereby inform the PUBLIC, That he has fitted up a commodious Brass-Foundery, at Halifax; Where he casts and makes all Sorts of Clock, Engine, and Jack Work; Brass and Princes Metal Candiefticks; bright Brass Pans; Mortars; Brass Ladles; large Brass Cocks; Clock Bells; open Clapper Bells, from 4 oz. to ? cwt. round Horse Bells; Hand Bells tunable, and compleatly fitted up in Setts of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 each; Warming Pans; Tea Kettles, etc. Copper Nails and Tacks; Tea Kettle Handles and Knobs; Brass Condray Plates, and polished in the finest Manner; Boxes for Press Screws of a very approved mixt Metal; Fire-Engine Brass Work compleatly finished; Steps to any Pattern for Mills, Engines, &c. Brass Pullies of any Size; Copper Bottoms and Cranes, with any other Article in the Brass Foundery, Braziery or Tin Business: - And where Clock-Makers, Braziers, Engineers, Mill-Wrights and others, may NOW be furnished with the above Articles with Expedition, and upon reasonable Terms. COACH-HARNESS, etc. matched by sending a Pattern. Ready Money for Old Copper and Brass, or the same taken in Exchange for Goods.'[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 7 November 1780