1912 Gaunt's Fire
As I was very interested in btns postings about the 1912 fire at Gaunt’s factory in Warstone Parade, Birmingham, I’ve been looking into things a little and have found the following small piece about the incident that appeared in The Times on 6 February that year:
It would seem that there was actually an explosion in the basement of the Works, and whilst thankfully no-one was injured, not only were 20,000 dies “rendered useless” but also many of the old pattern books burnt! I hope other Forum members find this as interesting as I do - it certainly appears to have been quite a disaster for Gaunts and an important part of the Firm’s history.
Regards
Martin
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