Joseph Chisla, Hill Street picture frame maker

[daveg1]

Hi, I have just found a very old looking thermometer with a brass scale with J Chisla, Hill Street, Birmingham on the top of the brass plate.
I am hoping someone will know who it is and an approximate age for it. I don't know if Chisla was a shop or a manufacturer.
I'm hoping someone will know.
Regards
D

 

[RobT]

In 1915 Kelly's there is a Joseph Ghisla at 15 Hill Street, listed as a picture frame maker.

 

[daveg1]

Morning RobT , I got as far as entering into Google all sorts of variations on a Chisla search , the last one being Kelly's directory Birmingham 1900s ....then passed out at approximately 4am !!!
It's a bit of a strange looking thermometer tube , I found it in my garage yesterday in a box of s.... that I've had for years, I don't even know if it works ... just looked when taking the pictures and the temperature has moved since last night, but it seems to read upside down
Thanks again Rob,
Dave

 

[daveg1]

... I should of gone to Specsavers... I didn't notice that it was a G not a C ... I can't get a picture to upload, it says the file is too large

 

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birminghamhistory.co.uk

 

[Alberta]

Giuseppe Ghisla married Emily Sarah Parsons in 1875

1911, 141 Bromsgrove street
Joseph Ghisla age 73, born Switzerland,Picture frame carver and gilder
Emily Sarah age 75, born birmingham school mistress
Emily Parsons age 46 b, birmingham, Assistant school mistress
In earlier census entries Emily Parsons is a niece.

 

[pjmburns]

1854 entry June/July in "A list of Aliens" entered by the master (Captain) of the City of Paris sailing from Boulogne. The column headings are: Name, profession and country of birth.

 

[pjmburns]

Birmingham daily Post 1906

 

[mikejee]

Joseph Ghisla, picture frams maker, is listed in Kellys at Hill St from the 1980 edition till the 1915 edition. not listed in the 1921 edition. Before that he was at 25 Tonk St. In the earlier years there was also a Joseph Ghisla (father ??) listed as running a Girls school at 143 Bromsgrove St

 

[pjmburns]

Joseph Ghisla, picture frams maker, is listed in Kellys at Hill St from the 1880 edition till the 1915 edition. not listed in the 1921 edition. Before that he was at 25 Tonk St. In the earlier years there was also a Joseph Ghisla (father ??) listed as running a Girls school at 143 Bromsgrove St

Think that is 1880 not 1980 - typo.
The 1911 census posted by Alberta has his wife as a teacher which fits with a school.

 

[mikejee]

Thanks Janice. Typo corrected