Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Wilson, Walter H
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wood Green, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
-
Fabricated metal products manufacture
Copper & brass products manufacture inc plumbing fittings
Notes:
Traced origins to Walter H Wilson, 1860-1905, who in 1905 broke away from Wilson Brothers to form Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd. Located at Wood Green, London, and were brass founders and makers in particular of brass plumbing products for bathroom and kitchen use. 1908 incorporated. 1960 acquired Wilson Brothers which then made firefighting equipment such as hydrant valves. By 1970s making stopcocks and hose couplings. Diversified in 1970s to making reproduction bathroom, etc, fittings which came to dominate output. Continues in 2014
Publications:
- History in the Making.The story of Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd by Wilson, O N, & J A Wilson
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wilson, Walter H
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wood Green, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Copper & brass products manufacture inc plumbing fittings
Notes:
Traced origins to Walter H Wilson, 1860-1905, who in 1905 broke away from Wilson Brothers to form Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd. Located at Wood Green, London, and were brass founders and makers in particular of brass plumbing products for bathroom and kitchen use. 1908 incorporated. 1960 acquired Wilson Brothers which then made firefighting equipment such as hydrant valves. By 1970s making stopcocks and hose couplings. Diversified in 1970s to making reproduction bathroom, etc, fittings which came to dominate output. Continues in 2014Publications:
- History in the Making.The story of Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd by Wilson, O N, & J A Wilson