BSA poster printed by White & Pike Ltd B'ham

[Lowlands]

Good afternoon, till wat year did White and Pike printing business, I own a poster sign from BSA, but from what year should it be?? I have read some information about the Firm, it closed around 1905, but the bikes on the poster should be newer then 1905??

 

[Lowlands]

This is the complete poster, it comes from my grandfather who was in Motorcycles around 1912

 

[Lowlands]

Thanks for any help!!

 

[Dinger]

The bikes in the poster look like the 1913 "3+1⁄2 hp" model.

BSA 3.5hp - Cotswold Motoring and Toy Museum

1913 ORIGIN: Small Heath Birmingham DATE: 1910 – 1973 The formation of BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) can be traced back to the Crimean War in the 1860s, when the British government of the day established an ordnance factory to supply arms to the troops. The company started building motorcycles in...

www.cotswoldmotoringmuseum.co.uk

 

[pjmburns]

White and Pike Ltd printers are listed in 1915 Kelly's Directory with an address in Moor Street

 

[Lowlands]

So White and Pike were still printing in 1915? Thanks for your search!

 

[pjmburns]

The company were listed and the 1915 directory would relate to info collected in 1914.

Just found them listed in the 1921, 1932 and 1933 directories at this address


The next directory I have access to is 1940 and they are not listed then.

 

[pjmburns]

It looks as if post 1917 the name continued to be used but the original firm went into liquidation Premises sold off.

Birmingham Daily Post Saturday 17 March 1917​

 

[pjmburns]

It seems that a company by that name continued to exist - in 1921 they are listed next door to another printers and I am wondering if that firm (James Upton) took over the business but continued to use the name

 

[mikejee]

Something happened in 1918, but not sure what exactly