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Founded as the Thomas C. Brasfield Company by its namesake in 1921, the company originally performed small commercial and remodeling projects. [4] The company continued in this market until it was acquired in 1964 by Miller Gorrie, who changed the company's name to Brasfield & Gorrie in 1967. [ 4 ]
In 1883 less than half of all silver jewellery made in Birmingham was of high enough standard to pass through Birmingham Assay Office. However, in the same year no less than 30 tons 17 cwt 4 lb 4 oz (32,363 kg) of silver jewellery and 3 tons 7 cwt 12 lb 3 oz (3,409.3 kg) of gold items were received, bringing the total number of articles sent ...
In 1894, the company moved to a new factory at 13–15 Fleet Street in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, designed by Roger Harley in 1892. [ 1 ] The move to the new factory coincided with a change in Newman Brothers' production line; the company was now listed as a 'Coffin Furniture Manufacturer' and specialised in the manufacture of brass ...
The first American Bell Association International annual convention took place in Chicago, Illinois, in 1946.The fifth annual convention was held in New York City and featured in The New Yorker, which covered one of the American Bell Association International's founders, Mary A. Collins, and Bells of Sarna by the founder of present day company S.S. Sarna. [8]
J Hudson & Co was founded in the 1870s in Birmingham by Joseph Hudson (1848–1930) and his brother James Hudson (1850–1889). The company became a manufacturer of whistles and continues as Acme Whistles. Acme is the world's largest and most famous producer of whistles. They are headquartered in the Jewellery Quarter district of Birmingham ...
South Central Bell Telephone Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was the name of the Bell System's operations in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. [1] South Central Bell was created in July 1968 when the Bell telephone operations in those states were split off from Southern Bell .
Brass is a board game set in Lancashire, England during the Industrial Revolution. It was developed by Martin Wallace . [ 1 ] The goal of the game is accrue the most victory points by building mines, cotton factories, ports, canals and rail links, and establishing trade routes.
In the 1990s, the number of call center agents increased from 12 to 75, and the company launched its first website. On April 1, 1999, the company relocated to 4004 Technology Drive in South Bend and simplified its name to The Woodwind & Brasswind. The company's retail store at the new location was the largest musical instrument store in the region.