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Rippingille Aston Road
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Lady Penelope
master brummie
Could anyone tell me exactly where Rippingille's factory was please? I seem to remember that it was on a corner but can't remember which one or what the other road was called. Also, where does Aston Road change to Aston Road North? I see that the factory was at number 40 and went to 34 but I can't place it.
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Key Hill Brian
Proud Brummie
My old A_Z show Aston Aston St starting at Lancaster circus, becoming Aston Rd at the Jct of Lister St, changing to Aston Rd North at Aston Brook St, and becoming Lichfield Rd at at Aston Cross.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
correct sir.
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Gentlemen, you are brilliant. Thank you so much. I can picture it now, in fact I'm sure I have a photo of the garage somewhere so will have to look it out. Thanks again.
sospiri
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Pete,
That brings me back a bit, to the cold winter of '63, a year after I married, when whilst I had work, I was still adjusting to the lower wages in Dorset compared with Brum and we had the first of our children. The merchants would only deliver a minimum of 5 CWT of coal and when we couldn't afford that, it was a case of going to the local shop and putting a 28 lb bag of coal on the pushchair. Whilst there was no waste in those bags, it was priced accordingly.
Extra heating was provided by a paraffin heater as per your post #67, which a friend gave us, and that performed sterling service. The only problem we found with that type of heater was condensation, but it was indeed a saviour when times were hard.
Maurice
That brings me back a bit, to the cold winter of '63, a year after I married, when whilst I had work, I was still adjusting to the lower wages in Dorset compared with Brum and we had the first of our children. The merchants would only deliver a minimum of 5 CWT of coal and when we couldn't afford that, it was a case of going to the local shop and putting a 28 lb bag of coal on the pushchair. Whilst there was no waste in those bags, it was priced accordingly.
Extra heating was provided by a paraffin heater as per your post #67, which a friend gave us, and that performed sterling service. The only problem we found with that type of heater was condensation, but it was indeed a saviour when times were hard.
Maurice
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Pete, I found my picture of the garage today. I'm not sure of the date but I know that it was taken by my next door neighbour, Arnold Martin who was a freelance photographer. This could be 20's or 30's I think. It's quite interesting, apart from the pumps and the description of his trade as a 'vehicle spirit merchant', as I believe you can see the Rippingille's building behind but it has a different company name. Perhaps this building fell victim to the war? I see that your photo still has the penny-farthing on display.
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In my school in Sutton, there was (and no doubt still is) a panel containing all the names, in gold lettering, of the 60+ boys from the school who lost their lives in the Great War. Of all the names there, there was always just one which fascinated me and invariably drew my eye, Rippingille. I suppose it was because it was such an unusual name, very distinct from the Bakers, Smiths and Walkers. And another panel told me that he had been Victor Ludorum (i.e. top athlete) at the School in 1909, 1910 and 1911, which added to the poignancy.
Much later I learned that he was 2/Lt. Frank Alexander Rippingille of the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment who died aged 21 on 11th November 1914 near Armentieres. His brother, 2/Lt. E.O. Rippingille, also an Old Boy of the School, survived the war. They were both the sons of Frank Sidebotham Rippingille.
(Source: "Pro Patria Mori" by Dave Phillips, 1999)
Much later I learned that he was 2/Lt. Frank Alexander Rippingille of the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment who died aged 21 on 11th November 1914 near Armentieres. His brother, 2/Lt. E.O. Rippingille, also an Old Boy of the School, survived the war. They were both the sons of Frank Sidebotham Rippingille.
(Source: "Pro Patria Mori" by Dave Phillips, 1999)
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
it was built on the site of the bombed dobson and crother. the penny farthing was there until they buldozed the lot for the aston expressway. have a look at
Then & Now
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Thanks for the link Pete. Some good pictures there. I'm a bit puzzled though as, reading through this thread, the company seems to have been on this site since the late 1800's and yet it seems as though the Dobson & Crowther building takes up all the space. Your help is really appreciated.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
looking around the www, it seems that rippingilles was next door to dobson and crowther. and when d/b got bombed
rippingilles moved in there space.building a ext on there existing property. rippingilles was there on the corner when i lived there in the late 50s. (more pics needed now please)
Lady Penelope
master brummie
Ah! Thanks Pete, I'll revisit the photos.
A good reminder of heating. We didn’t have Victorian fireplaces - ours were 1930s - but there were many similarities. My mum couldn’t wait to get rid of them in favour of gas fires.
Had forgotten about bellows. We had a pair, which came in useful having coal fires in both back and front rooms. The front room fire was rarely lit as we all generally clustered around the back room fire. This often smoked into the room, and created an unpleasant chocking sensation in the back of the throat. There was no other heating in the house. And the fire had a boiler at the back which heated all our hot water. It can’t have been very efficient and hot water wasn’t at all plentiful. So my mum did have a point. One thing I always loved was to sit in front of a glowing fire and make up stories about what I could see. There’s no doubt coal fires were cosy if you could get beyond the time it took to get them going and cleaning out the ashes.
Viv.
Had forgotten about bellows. We had a pair, which came in useful having coal fires in both back and front rooms. The front room fire was rarely lit as we all generally clustered around the back room fire. This often smoked into the room, and created an unpleasant chocking sensation in the back of the throat. There was no other heating in the house. And the fire had a boiler at the back which heated all our hot water. It can’t have been very efficient and hot water wasn’t at all plentiful. So my mum did have a point. One thing I always loved was to sit in front of a glowing fire and make up stories about what I could see. There’s no doubt coal fires were cosy if you could get beyond the time it took to get them going and cleaning out the ashes.
Viv.
This thread stirs up memories of our old 'black lead grate' as it was called. Arriving home from school to a roaring fire on winters day and sitting in front of it toasting some bread on the old wire toasting fork. As we had no other means of heat in the house mom often used bricks or the oven plate in the stove, wrapped in cloth, to warm our beds. Also cotton sheets of course. It was my job to polish the fire up each Saturday. On one occasion, for some reason Mom had put some sauce bottles in the oven, forgot, and lit the fire. Next thing we knew was an explosion in the oven and found it covered in sauce. Those were the days !!. When the fire wouldn't start very well, we held News papers in front which often caught fire, the paper being drawn up the chimney and sometimes setting it on fire if it had not been swept for a while
brummy-lad
master brummie
A bit late coming to this but I'm pretty sure that this is the bomb damaged building of Dobson & Crowther, it looks as though it was at least 4 floors high and was replaced by just a single level.
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brummy-lad
master brummie
Lady Penelope
master brummie
That's an interesting picture brummy-lad. Can you see what's happening at the building on the opposite corner. It looks as though people are sitting outside but could be something totally different.
brummy-lad
master brummie
Hadn't noticed that but I think you are right, I wonder if they were the fire crew? probably worked all night and being given some breakfast. Considering how unstable that corner of the building looks I'm surprised that they would sit there.
I was recently on a business trip to the south of Paris (from my home in Germany) and they had fish and chips on the menu at my hotel.
The fish and chips didn't really live up to the promise, but the chips were delivered in a grase-proof bag with newspaper print.
I was rather pleased to see this ad and thought someone might like to archive it...
I still have the original if someone wants me to send it to them. I can also do a scan of higher resolution if you need it - Just get in touch.
Chris
The fish and chips didn't really live up to the promise, but the chips were delivered in a grase-proof bag with newspaper print.
I was rather pleased to see this ad and thought someone might like to archive it...
I still have the original if someone wants me to send it to them. I can also do a scan of higher resolution if you need it - Just get in touch.
Chris
richardinwales
master brummie
Late reply but here goes. The Rippingille stoves were wick powered and not pressurised like Primus type stove. Perfect in a small household or extended base camp camping and also popular on canal barges. I had a No3 in my stove collection for a time but traded it. Powered by 2 twin wick burners which heated two hot plates and a small oven. Outside of Sweden the UK, especially the Birmingham area was well known for producing quality paraffin based stoves with companies like Samuel Heath, Harpers and https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Townson_and_Coxson T&C were making stoves for the Army until the early 1990s with the Army No12 stove which would burn diesel or paraffin (its much the same stuff).
A Rippingille in very good condition will fetch £250+++ these days.
WelshBrummie03
knowlegable brummie
Hey all, yesterday in Wales we found a very old piece of metal that was rusty and had soil on top of it with writing on it. Once it was washed down and cleaned a little we worked out it was 'Rippingillie's Albion Lamp Co'. After research online it had come off one of their Paraffin Stoves. I'm just wondering if anybody could date its possible age since apparently, they changed the name from Albion Lamp Co to something else. Thanks for any help 
Pictures of the item we found:
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Here are the only similar items I could find on Google of a similar paraffin stove:
Pictures of the item we found:
I've written over one of the images to make it clearer of what is said on it:
Here are the only similar items I could find on Google of a similar paraffin stove:
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