Difference between revisions of "Charles Wright"
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of Churchway, Edgware, | of Churchway, Edgware, Middlesex. | ||
and of 88a Snow Hill, Birmingham | |||
1860s - Founded by Charles Wright at Clerkenwell, initially making Crimean war medals and later producing seals, dies and embossing presses. | 1860s - Founded by Charles Wright at Clerkenwell, initially making Crimean war medals and later producing seals, dies and embossing presses. | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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*[https://www.k-type.com/who-was-charles-wright/]History of the Charles Wright font. | |||
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Revision as of 10:14, 12 March 2019
of Churchway, Edgware, Middlesex.
and of 88a Snow Hill, Birmingham
1860s - Founded by Charles Wright at Clerkenwell, initially making Crimean war medals and later producing seals, dies and embossing presses.
1900 - Moved to Thorn Bank, Edgware due to the factory growing too noisy for an inner city location.
1920s - The company produced 35,000 First World War medals a day. Charles' son, also named Charles had joined the company by this point and it also became known as Wright and Son.
1935 - Now producing car license plates, the company invents the font that is still used on British license plates to this day.
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Number plates etc. [1]
1970s - The company closes down.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- [1]History of the Charles Wright font.