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The Best of British Engineering 1750-1960s

Bensons Tool Works

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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)


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