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  1. pigsonthewing

    Thomas Bolton, microscopist (c.1831-1887)

    I recently wrote a Wikipedia article about Thomas Bolton, a Birmingham businessman, who had a thriving Victorian-era business supplying specimens of pond life, by post, to customers with microscopes. His contributions to science have more recently been largely overlooked...
  2. W

    Bon Matin Perfumes

    Hey all, I couldn't locate a thread for Birmingham businesses solely, so I guessed this would be the best place to put this enquiry. Basically about a year ago my nan (now in her 90s) discovered unopened Christmas presents from her mother, who died in 1987, thus they had been wrapped and stored...
  3. S

    Bruno Schulze Business Records

    Is it possible to get business records dating back to the early 1900s, if so where would I look? I am looking at what I believe was a factory/home business run by the Schulze family at 60 Pershore Street (and also they had another business in Devon which I am hoping to get further details on)...
  4. J

    Walter Jenney, Marine Store Dealer 1880s

    I am trying to gain information about a Walter Jenney, in particular his parents and birth certificate. In the 1881 census sheet (RG11/2998) for the Municipal Ward of St. Mary, Birmingham he was listed as being +/- 29, living at 15 Newton Street. His trade was listed as Marine Store Dealer. The...
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