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Parkes And Mainwaring - Printers

As a free lance artist the name "Parkes and Mainwaring" was a blast from the past for my wife. In the pre computer age she would draw the art work in preparation for printing process. This would have been 1957-1967.
 
From both those clippings, it implies that it was OK to be in possession of housebreaking implements by day? Today he would have pleaded that they were the tools of his trade and probably got away with it! :) :) :)

Maurice
 
devonjim said:
As a free lance artist the name "Parkes and Mainwaring" was a blast from the past for my wife. In the pre computer age she would draw the art work in preparation for printing process. This would have been 1957-1967.
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My Dad (Raymond George Kirkwood) worked at Parkes & Mainwaring from August 1938 until he went into the RAMC in September 1939. He then went back to work at P & M in Feb 1946 until around Jan 1952.
 
Radiorails said:
The thread about Foster Brothers provided some old (1930 and 1937) posters, for local football teams, produced by this company. From the link it will be seen they were still in business in 1966.
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/parkes-and-mainwarings-ltd/A32725/
There is probably more out there.
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I have a copy of a programme booklet called "Blues News" season 1952-53. It is the official programme of Birmingham City Football Club. It has advertising, league tables, match stories and fixtures and a story on a player by the name of Ken Green. The Blues News was printed by Parkes & Mainwarings.
 
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