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    30 Lombard St Cheapside

    Does that mean you remember J Standley, Brassfounders also in Lombard St. A bit further a long. I used to call on Pooler Bros, Seventies / Eighties. Remember the 2 owners
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    Birmingham Battery & Metal Co Selly Oak

    I remember Birmingham Battery. Probably from about 1973. I ve been scratching my head to remember the buyers name. Was it something like Adamson. I sold them Copper tube scrap
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    J STANDLEY

    DOES ANYONE REMEMBER J STANDLEY ( Brassfounders). Lombard St, Derived, Birmingham Joe was a one man band, doing everything with a young helper. Making horsebrasses from selected, heavy brass scrap Making the sand moulds. melting the brass and pouring into moulds. I worked in Lower Trinity...
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    The Birmid

    Marvellous article on Birmetals. I remember selling NS4 Aluminium scrap to Birmetals in the late seventies The buyer was a Mr. Tomlinson
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    30 Lombard St Cheapside

    I remember the company well. Called on them between 1975 n 1985 selling them B3 brass ingots.
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    Shardal Castings Ltd.

    Does anyone remember Shardal Castings Ltd, Lower Trinity Street. Non ferrous scrap merchants. I worked there from 1973 to 2005. Started in 1951 from company called Deutsch n Brenner. Also company called City Casting and Milner Metals ?? J. Standley brass founders ?? The Wagon n Horses...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Does anyone remember Shardal Casting Ltd, Lower Trinity St. I worked there from 1973 to 2005. Also, does anyone remember J.Standley, brass founders Lombard St. Just one man Joe and his helper making horse brasses. A blue nose. Sold him Heavy Brass scape from Shardal
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    I very vaguely remember going there. Think it was the seventies. Seem to recall a turnstile type entrance. I worked from 73 to 2005 in Lower Trinity St.
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