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Joseph Nichols & Son Ltd., Cheapside Wire Works
Joseph Nichols & Son was founded back in 1841 to manufacture products involving wire working/weaving. It had an excellent reputation and developed into a major manufacturer in its field
Invoice dated 1896 and its reverse.
It won many medals for the quality of its work and for its exhibits at the British Industries Fair, These lists of exhibits at the 1937 Fair give a good idea of the range and scope of their output [from Graces Guide].
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Domestic Wire Goods, Bird Cages, Meat and Food Safes and Covers, Fire Guards and Screens, Garden Wire Goods, Flower Baskets and Arches, Refuse Baskets, Riddles and Sieves, Woven Wire, Welded Wirework. (Stand No. A.523)
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Woven Wire for all industrial purposes. Machinery Guards, Baskets for Dipping, Deagreasing and Carrying, Partitions, Screens and Sieves, Cotter Pins, Staples, Chain. Wire Forms of all kinds. Electric Welding and Acetylene Welding. (Stand No. D.813 and D.712)
1911 
1921
1911
The factory was situated at the junction of Cheapside/Ravenhurst Street.
Photographs show the works. Both say 1960s ?
Sadly, the company was wound up in September 2004.
Joseph Nichols & Son was founded back in 1841 to manufacture products involving wire working/weaving. It had an excellent reputation and developed into a major manufacturer in its field
Invoice dated 1896 and its reverse.
It won many medals for the quality of its work and for its exhibits at the British Industries Fair, These lists of exhibits at the 1937 Fair give a good idea of the range and scope of their output [from Graces Guide].
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Domestic Wire Goods, Bird Cages, Meat and Food Safes and Covers, Fire Guards and Screens, Garden Wire Goods, Flower Baskets and Arches, Refuse Baskets, Riddles and Sieves, Woven Wire, Welded Wirework. (Stand No. A.523)
1937 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Woven Wire for all industrial purposes. Machinery Guards, Baskets for Dipping, Deagreasing and Carrying, Partitions, Screens and Sieves, Cotter Pins, Staples, Chain. Wire Forms of all kinds. Electric Welding and Acetylene Welding. (Stand No. D.813 and D.712)
1911 19211911
The factory was situated at the junction of Cheapside/Ravenhurst Street.
Photographs show the works. Both say 1960s ?
Sadly, the company was wound up in September 2004.