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Wynn, Timmins & Co.
Came across these adverts on Ebay as well as over a hundred items made by them for sale; must have been quite a major Birmingham company in its day – so decided to look into it’s history.
Wynn, Timmins & Co. was an amalgamation of two well established old Birmingham companies; “Richard Timmins & Sons” and “W. & C. Wynn & Co.”
1. Richard Timmins & Sons was probably founded in the early 1800s with premises at 56 Hurst Street later extended [1850] through to Pershore Street. They were listed as heavy steel toy and tool makers.
2. W. & C. Wynn & Co. originated as far back as 1813 in Suffolk Street. They made a variety of small steel items including shoe and knee buckles, fire-steels, key rings, netting vices, steel snuffboxes, steel pencil cases, tweezers, bodkins, etc. In 1849 they were listed as heavy steel toy and tool makers, including edged tools. In 1872 they moved to new premises in Commercial Street later renamed 'Century Works' in commemoration of a hundred years of trading in Birmingham.
advert c1850
In 1887 Richard Timmins & Sons was sold to W&C Wynn who then traded as Wynn, Timmins & Co. They remained in Birmingham until 1969 when they were taken over by Balfour and Darwins of Sheffield, and the Birmingham works was closed.
Came across these adverts on Ebay as well as over a hundred items made by them for sale; must have been quite a major Birmingham company in its day – so decided to look into it’s history.
Wynn, Timmins & Co. was an amalgamation of two well established old Birmingham companies; “Richard Timmins & Sons” and “W. & C. Wynn & Co.”
1. Richard Timmins & Sons was probably founded in the early 1800s with premises at 56 Hurst Street later extended [1850] through to Pershore Street. They were listed as heavy steel toy and tool makers.
2. W. & C. Wynn & Co. originated as far back as 1813 in Suffolk Street. They made a variety of small steel items including shoe and knee buckles, fire-steels, key rings, netting vices, steel snuffboxes, steel pencil cases, tweezers, bodkins, etc. In 1849 they were listed as heavy steel toy and tool makers, including edged tools. In 1872 they moved to new premises in Commercial Street later renamed 'Century Works' in commemoration of a hundred years of trading in Birmingham.
advert c1850In 1887 Richard Timmins & Sons was sold to W&C Wynn who then traded as Wynn, Timmins & Co. They remained in Birmingham until 1969 when they were taken over by Balfour and Darwins of Sheffield, and the Birmingham works was closed.
