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Post by Mike in thread 'Ironmongers of the late 19th century'

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J.P.Clabrough & Brothers had two sites. as shown on the invoice. Joseph Clabrough started out as a gunmaker in the 1867 PO directory at 5, New buildings, Price St, but by 1872 it was Claborough Bros.irm lost the St Mary's square address and became J.P.Clabrough Bros & Johnstone. By 1900 J.P.Clabrough & Johnstone had moved to 7½ St Mary's Row, and by 1903 to 3 Price St. and then by 1921 to 16-17 Loveday St, and by 1932 to 91,92 Lower Loveday St, where it remained till the late 1940s
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Around 1868 Joseph Clabrough was situated in England and relocated to Birmingham to establish himself as a gunmaker.
In April 1868..J.P. traveled to England, returning stateside in late July. It appears his visit was to arrange to have guns made in Birmingham to his specifications and marked “J.P. Clabrough & Bro. San Francisco.” Joseph, who also had been trained as a gunsmith by his father, joined the business to oversee the logistics and to ship the guns to San Francisco…..In 1871 J.P. returned to Birmingham, where he rented a large shop at 8 Whittall Street (gunmaker Ebenezer Hollis’s premises until his death, in 1869) and set up a factory…”
 
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Hi Dek Carr, apologies for jumping in but I'm following your comments on the gun factory trade. I was wondering if you may be able to assist with locating the factory where a William smith may have been employed, he was a gun barrel filer and resided in the Victoria rd area of Aston. Any help is appreciated.
 
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Post by Mike in thread 'Ironmongers of the late 19th century'

mikejee

Post in thread 'Ironmongers of the late 19th century'

J.P.Clabrough & Brothers had two sites. as shown on the invoice. Joseph Clabrough started out as a gunmaker in the 1867 PO directory at 5, New buildings, Price St, but by 1872 it was Claborough Bros.irm lost the St Mary's square address and became J.P.Clabrough Bros & Johnstone. By 1900 J.P.Clabrough & Johnstone had moved to 7½ St Mary's Row, and by 1903 to 3 Price St. and then by 1921 to 16-17 Loveday St, and by 1932 to 91,92 Lower Loveday St, where it remained till the late 1940s
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Around 1868 Joseph Clabrough was situated in England and relocated to Birmingham to establish himself as a gunmaker.
In April 1868..J.P. traveled to England, returning stateside in late July. It appears his visit was to arrange to have guns made in Birmingham to his specifications and marked “J.P. Clabrough & Bro. San Francisco.” Joseph, who also had been trained as a gunsmith by his father, joined the business to oversee the logistics and to ship the guns to San Francisco…..In 1871 J.P. returned to Birmingham, where he rented a large shop at 8 Whittall Street (gunmaker Ebenezer Hollis’s premises until his death, in 1869) and set up a factory…”
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Thanks!
I see it was posted before, I'd forgotten!
Today's blog page was a repeat, they do that sometimes, probably when they haven't got anything new for that day.
 
They allow organised visits of 10 people . Its now apparently £200 per group (was £100 when I visited before covid) They are a bit sensitive to photography inside as someone once took and published for profit a lof photos after a visit without permission
 
mikejee said:
They allow organised visits of 10 people . Its now apparently £200 per group (was £100 when I visited before covid) They are a bit sensitive to photography inside as someone once took and published for profit a lof photos after a visit without permission
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yes i read that mike..if there is a lot of walking around/up and down stairs my poor knees probably would not make it now :rolleyes:

lyn
 
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