Charles Green and Son
of 8 Tenby Street, Birmingham, 1. Telephone: Birmingham central 2615. Cables: "Signet"
Established 1824[1]
1836 Dissolution of the Partnership between Charles Green and John Newman, at Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, as Gold Platers, under the firm of Charles Green[2].
1840s Charles Green, Senior lived in Birmingham where he ran his businesses, making gold jewellery
1851 The business employed four men and four boys.[3]
As Birmingham's jewellery trade expanded, so did the Greens' business and the workshop was relocated, first to Brearley Street West, and later to Augusta Street, where they specialized in making gold signet rings.
1863 Charles Green (1844-1906) became a partner in the firm
1876 Dissolution of the Partnership between George Green and Charles Green, carrying on business as Ring Manufacturers and Jewellers, in Augusta-street, Birmingham, under the style or firm of Charles Green and Son[4]. Charles became sole proprietor of the family jewellery firm
1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of an extensive range of Diamond and Gem Set Rings, Gold and Stone Signets and all Varieties of Wedding Rings. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. E.1730) [5]
Note: (09/08)
- The company is now in the sixth generation of the Green family, and has its own web site: [1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of Charles Green (1844–1906), ODNB