Elliotts Metal Co
Elliott's Metal Co, of Selly Oak Works, near Birmingham (1908)
of Kynoch Works, Witton, Birmingham (1937)
1853 Established as W. Elliott and Sons
1862 company incorporated as Elliots Patent Sheathing and Metal Co. Ltd.
1866 took over the business of Charles Green, original inventor and patentee of solid-drawn tubes.
1874 The company was registered on 11 December. [1]. Incorporated as a Limited Company. Elliott's Patent Sheathing and Metal Co was voluntarily wound up; the business of the company was transferred to a new company Elliott's Metal Co[2]
1914 Manufacturers of copper and brass plates etc. Specialities: copper and brass plates, sheets, tubes, rods and wire for all purposes and condenser plates and tubes of all alloys; also yellow metal in all forms. Specialise in hot working brass tubes and plates in any mixture, "Calido" brand. [3]
1918 Acquired William Cooper and Goode[4]
1928 acquired by ICI Metals Ltd. at which time other constituent companies included Hughes Stubbs Metal Co. Ltd. and William Cooper and Goode Ltd.
1930 ICI acquired full control of Elliotts Metal Co[5]
1937 Non-ferrous metal manufacturers. [6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ London Gazette 22 December 1874
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Jan 22, 1918
- ↑ The Times, 1 December 1930
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- Records of IMI in Birmingham archives [1]