Capper Pass & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Caper Pass
- Rio Tinto Zinc Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Copper & brass smelting
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Basic metals production
Lead smelting
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Recycling & waste management
Metal recycling
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Basic metals production
Silver, gold & other precious metals smelting
Notes:
Traced origins to Caper Pass sometime of Walsall and by 1808 a metal refiner and brass caster at Birmingham. c1815 moved to Bristol where, certainly by 1836, in business as a metal refiner and dealer. Probably then focused on recovery of silver and gold from redundant objects. 1840 relocated to Bedminster when focused on lead and copper ore. By 1860s recovering brass and zinc from scrap. 1866 renamed Capper Pass & Son when started refining of solder/tin alloy which soon became firm's major product although a wide range of other metals were also processed. 1894 incorporated. Late 1930s opened second plant at Melton, near Hull. From 1940s acquired other UK solder making businesses.1967 acquired by Rio Tinto Zinc
Publications:
- Capper Pass 150. The first hundred and fifty years by Little, Bryan
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Caper Pass
- Rio Tinto Zinc Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Copper & brass smelting
- Basic metals production Lead smelting
- Recycling & waste management Metal recycling
- Basic metals production Silver, gold & other precious metals smelting
Notes:
Traced origins to Caper Pass sometime of Walsall and by 1808 a metal refiner and brass caster at Birmingham. c1815 moved to Bristol where, certainly by 1836, in business as a metal refiner and dealer. Probably then focused on recovery of silver and gold from redundant objects. 1840 relocated to Bedminster when focused on lead and copper ore. By 1860s recovering brass and zinc from scrap. 1866 renamed Capper Pass & Son when started refining of solder/tin alloy which soon became firm's major product although a wide range of other metals were also processed. 1894 incorporated. Late 1930s opened second plant at Melton, near Hull. From 1940s acquired other UK solder making businesses.1967 acquired by Rio Tinto ZincPublications:
- Capper Pass 150. The first hundred and fifty years by Little, Bryan