John Harper and Co
John Harper and Company, ironfounders and domestic hardware manufacturers, of Birmingham, and/or of Albion Works, Willenhall, Staffs[1]
1790 Company founded.
1879 One of 4 Willenhall lock makers who protested that American-made locks supplied to the Admiralty had mostly been produced in Willenhall and had been supplied at higher prices than would have charged by the makers[2]
1896/7 Directory: Advertiser. More detail. [3]
1908 Private company.
1914 General and malleable ironfounders and manufacturers of finished hardware of all kinds. Employees 764. [4]
1930 Company made public.
1931 New Foundry for light castings. Details.[5]
1960 The company had two divisions - Finished Goods Division made oil stoves and heaters under the Beatrice brand, and domestic hardware under the Harper Housewares brand. Foundry Division had 3 foundries working in cast iron, Meehanite and ductile iron. Licences from International Meehanite Metal Co, and from Mond Nickel Co to make their special irons. 1400 employees[6]
1961 Iron founders and manufacturers of wide range of domestic hardware including gas, oil and electric appliances. 1,300 employees. [7]
1972 Newman Industries acquired interest in John Harper and Co[8].
1973 Duport took-over John Harper and Co, outbidding Newman Industries[9].
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 3 February 1960
- ↑ The Times, Feb 24, 1879
- ↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Advertisers
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Engineer 1931/09/11
- ↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Advertisers
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, 11 April 1972
- ↑ The Times, 21 November 1973