English, John, & Sons

Sectors:

  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Ironmongery, tools, holloware, hardware, stoves, grates, etc, distribution
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Needle, pin & fish hook production

Notes:

Traced origins to Job English, d1786, in 1750s when a merchant's business, putting out needle production to outworkers and marketing the output as wholesalers and retailers. From c1769 needle manufacturers at Freckenham. Continued by his son, John, d1802, who grew business substantially to include marketing of hardware. By 1788 traded John English & Sons. 1795 reorganised the business to establish a second partnership of T & J English, based at Bromsgrove, later Birmingham, for country distribution. c1788-1876 sometime traded in partnership with J B Toulmin, until 1810, and from 1817 with J J W Gutch as English & Gutch. From 1870s owned by Gutch family. Incorporated c1897. Closed 1925?

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