tin tray maufacturers

[Sparkhill Lad]

Does anyone know where in Brum tin trays were made?

I have found in my family tree I have 2 ancestors who were in this trade.
Tried to Google but came up with a very interesting piece that said...

Custom, class and change: the trade societies of Birmingham*
There had, of course, always been some larger manufacturing concerns in the town, ..... Defending the right to combine, a member of the tin-plate ..... In 1831 a blank tray maker was assaulted and thrown into a canal by a crowd of 100 ...
www.informaworld.com/index/793575939.pdf

I would love to find out from old papers what happened to the chap thrown into the canal, but am not very clever with finding newspaper articles.
Perhaps someone will know how on our site I am sure.

Regards
Derek

 

[sospiri]

Hi Derek,

The Gales Database of 19th Century Newspapers, that occasionally used to have free trial periods, is now available here on a timed pass paid-for basis:-

https://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/

and may also be available for free via your local library if you are in the UK.

It includes the Birmingham Post amoungst many other newspapers.

Maurice

 

[mikejee]

Derek
Here are the tray maker listed in the 1855 directory. A lot are paper mache , but others say iron or blank so presumably be the ones you want
TRAY MAKERS.

Chinn J. ​

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(paper), 1 Barr street
Evans John Edwurd (iron & papier mache), Dartmouth st.rret
Hawkes F. (blank), 18 Barr street
Hodges F. (blank), 258 Bradford street
Pears W. (blank), 7 Court, Princip st
Wells G. 80 Lictifield Btreet​

Woodward & Midgely (paper).George st
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mike

 

[Sparkhill Lad]

Thanks to Mikejee & Sospiri

Lots of info to follow, I knew this site of ours would not let me down.
2 streets in particular look good, Barr Street & Bradford Street.

Will dig deeper & let you all know.

Sorry for delay in reply, family called round which is great.

Regards
Derek