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Hello I’m new to forum,

I’m an avid vintage & pre war airgun collector, I love to look at history of Birmingham made airguns & old photography images.

I was hoping the forum could help me find photographs from 19th century of Birmingham gun quarter stores such as Lincoln Jeffries which was at 140/141 steel house lane & 31 whittall street & possibly other addresses. Also B.S.A factory/store at steelhouse lane which i believe is now a police station?

A lot of brum history was lost during the blitz period. It would be nice to also get photographs before & after the blitz

Other photographs would be welcome including

A.G Parker Weaman street

C.G Bonehill Brittania

Roberts Gunmakers Steelhouse lane

J Stanton & sons Wolverhampton

Webley weaman street


Any photographs will be much appreciated, also post war photographs

Thanks
 
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welcome to the forum Airgun enthusiast if you click on the search button top right you will see a lot about Bham gun shops
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Thread 'Gun sellers [ birmingham ] 1930-50,s'

Hi GUYS
Many years ago there was two companies selling selling guns
in the city of brum along side of other shops
and what i would like to know if possible if any-body can tell me any think
about them there names are jelfs . and powell gun smiths sellers
they was in the centre of town in the thirty,s through till about the sixties
the first one was jelfs whom was down the side of the old marks and spencers
and powells was a couple of doors away whom sold a vairity of guns
the other day i have...
 
A bit more information about GLJ

George Lincoln Jeffries
George Lincoln Jeffries (1847-1931), Gunmaker of Lincoln Jeffries and Co
1847 Born in Norwich the son of George Jeffries, gunmaker, and his wife Agnes Coleman
1861 Living at Golden Ball Street, Norwich: George Jeffries (age 41 born Forncett, Norfolk), Gun Maker. Agnes Jeffries (age 42 born Longford, Ireland) and their seven
children; Emma M. Jeffries (age 17 born Norwich); George L. Jeffries (age 14 born Norwich); Arthur G. Jeffries (age 12 born Norwich); Alice Jane Jeffries (age 10 born
Norwich); Randle John Jeffries (age 8 born Norwich); Robert F. Jeffries (age 5 born Norwich); and Mary G. Jeffries (age 2 months born Norwich). One nurse.[1]
1866 After working in the family business, he obtained employment in the gun trade in Birmingham.
1872 October 10th. Married at Bordesley to Jane Elizabeth Ingram the daughter of Henry Ingram, a Grocer. Both parties are living at Grange Road, Bordesley, and he is
a gun maker, son of George Jeffries, gun maker. They had eight children.
1874 Birth of son Lincoln Parkes Jeffries
By 1873 he had set up on his own at 31 Whittall Street, Birmingham
1891 Living at Groveley Cottage, Alvechurch: George L. Jeffries (age 45 born Norwich), Gun Maker - Employer. With his wife Jane E. Jeffries (age 42 born Birmingham)
and their six children; Lincoln P. Jeffries (age 17 born Birmingham), Gun Maker Apprentice; John C. Jeffries (age 15 born Kings Norton); Robert Jeffries (age 9 born
Alvechurch); Bertram Jeffries (age 4 born Aston); Madeline Jeffries (age 6 born Alvechurch); Hilder Jeffries (age 2 born Alvechurch). [2]
1893 His wife files for divorce supported by her daughter who later withdraws her statement. Divorce absolute in 1907.
1901 Living at 121 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham: G. Lincoln Jeffries (age 52 born Norwich), Gun Manufacturer - Employer - Single. One visitor.[3]
1903 Offered his Lincoln Air Rifle as ‘the most accurate airgun sold.’
1905 Both Lincoln Jeffries and BSA produced the new air rifle.
1907 States he is living at 121 Steelhouse Lane and his ex-wife at Groveley Cottage, Alvechurch.[4]
1911 Listed as a visitor at 6-9 Bridgewater Square (Hotel), London: George Jeffrey (age 63 born Norwich), Gun Maker.[5]
1931 September 25th. Died.
 
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