Bensons Tool Works
From GracesGuide
of 43 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. (1922)
Ditto Address. Telephone: Birmingham Northern 1104. (1929)
In 1962, Brimscombe Polytechnic of Stroud closed and was sold with the surrounding land for £13,000 to Bensons Tool Works, who had come to the area from Birmingham in 1949. Bensons demolished the old buildings and built a new factory on the site.
- 1922 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Ring Loose-leaf Mechanisms for Diaries. Ring Binders, Snap Rings and Lever Arch Letter Files. (Stand No. L.3)
- 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Loose Leaf Ring Fittings, any length of Metal, any distance between sets of Rings. Ring Capacity from ¼ inch to 2 inches, and any number of Rings. (Stand No. R.12)
[edit] Sources of Information
- [1] Digital Stroud
- 1922 British Industries Fair Page 7
- 1929 British Industries Fair Page 19
