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Cream Malt Ltd Olbury
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master brummie
Jack Judge, the Oldbury man, famous for the song It's A Long Way To Tipperary, also wrote a song about Cremalt - have a read here... http://historyofoldbury.co.uk/articles/article008 - jack judge part 3.htm - see Part 3, about half way down the page.
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master brummie
epw050393 ENGLAND (1936). Cremalt Ltd at Albion Mills, Oldbury, 1936 | Britain From Above
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master brummie
I would think someone at the Oldbury, Langley & Warley Local History Society has some information on the company. They have a Facebook public page - but a search of Cremalt produces no results. Perhaps Lena, you could post an enquiry there?
Anyway, I couldn't resist getting my ukulele out and playing Tipperary! - and I also found my copy of Verna Hale Gibbons' 1998 biography of the man, entitled "Jack Judge the Tipperary Man" - must be copies in all Sandwell Libraries (they published it). It's a good read - there's a bit about the Cremalt songs on p216, and there's a couple of the songs on YouTube -
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- Jack's brother Ted, sings one of them - perhaps as Jack's voice was starting to give out in 1929 due to cancer - but he lasted until the 25th July 1938. My grandpa's claim to fame is that he once appeared on the same bill as Jack at a Black Country music hall in the early 1920s.
Anyway, I couldn't resist getting my ukulele out and playing Tipperary! - and I also found my copy of Verna Hale Gibbons' 1998 biography of the man, entitled "Jack Judge the Tipperary Man" - must be copies in all Sandwell Libraries (they published it). It's a good read - there's a bit about the Cremalt songs on p216, and there's a couple of the songs on YouTube -
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My mother tells be that my grandfather, Ernest Ellis, was one of the directors of this company. Do you have any further information about it?
Maryjane
Hi Lena,
My mother tells be that my grandfather, Ernest Ellis, was one of the directors of this company. Do you have any further information about it?
Maryjane
Five Ways Kid
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Hi, all.
I have just found this site and conversation after a little bit of research.
I did live in Quinton between the ages of 11 and 16 (from about 1966 to 1971) so am finding some of the other discussions interesting but I am posting here because I have acquired a 78rpm promotional record of Jack Judge singing "The Magic Spell of Cremalt" (with a Novelty Waltz and Fox-Trot Song on the B side from a relative's house clearance.
I have found quite a lot of information about Jack himself on the Oldbury history website and also some further mentions of The Cremalt Factory scattered around on the internet.
I was going to offer the record, which is in decent condition and still in its paper sleeve, up for auction but I thought I would contact this site first incase it would have been missed by anyone who might have been interested.
I hope this is not considered as advertising but if anyone is interested I could put the record on Ebay and make it available.
I have just found this site and conversation after a little bit of research.
I did live in Quinton between the ages of 11 and 16 (from about 1966 to 1971) so am finding some of the other discussions interesting but I am posting here because I have acquired a 78rpm promotional record of Jack Judge singing "The Magic Spell of Cremalt" (with a Novelty Waltz and Fox-Trot Song on the B side from a relative's house clearance.
I have found quite a lot of information about Jack himself on the Oldbury history website and also some further mentions of The Cremalt Factory scattered around on the internet.
I was going to offer the record, which is in decent condition and still in its paper sleeve, up for auction but I thought I would contact this site first incase it would have been missed by anyone who might have been interested.
I hope this is not considered as advertising but if anyone is interested I could put the record on Ebay and make it available.
