John Hands and Sons
of Cardigan Works, Belmont Row, Birmingham.
1838 Business established
1879 Exhibited Vernon's turbine
1917 Advert for Power presses [1]
1919 Advert for Power presses [2]
George Nevill Guest was chairman and managing director
1922 Directors: F. G. Hands, A. C. Hands, H. V. Hands G. N. Guest (Managing).
Products: Power presses and shearing machines, patent percussion screw presses for hot brass pressing.
1927 A separate department traded under the name of Guest's Brass Stamping Company, producing pressings in brass, copper and yellow metals, using some power presses from the parent company.
1928 Percussion press with 14" stroke, capable of producing a force of 125 tons, described and illustrated [3]
1932 Description of various presses shown at the British Industries Fair, Birmingham. They were 'manufactured by Messrs. Hollings and Guest, Limited, Thimble Mill-lane, Birmingham, which firm is now amalgamated with Messrs. John Hands and Sons.[4]
1932 Ceased operation
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1917. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p191
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1919. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p227
- ↑ Engineering 1928/02/24
- ↑ Engineering 1932/02/26