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Originally Posted by Postwarden

As I discovered when writing my lapel badge book Doing Their Bit there were two separate Fattorini businesses, the Birmingham-based one distinguished by the inclusion of the name Thomas as explained in this extract from the book.

Jon

Antonio Fattorini arrived in England from Italy in 1827 and settled in Leeds. By the 1830s he was advertising as ‘Fattorini and Sons, Goldsmiths; Skipton, Harrogate and Bradford’. Antonio’s grandson added his name to the Skipton business in the 1890s when the firm became known as Thomas Fattorini. Thomas remained in charge until his death in 1934, opening several further shops and businesses. From April 1893 the gold and silver products made for his jewellery business were hallmarked at the Birmingham Assay Office and in 1919 a manufacturing business for medals and trophies was set up in the city. When day to day control of the business passed to his sons in 1928, the company became Thomas Fattorini Ltd based at Regent Street Works, Birmingham. As other branches of the family still traded under the Fattorini name all advertising material for the Birmingham business underlined Thomas and carried the slogan ‘Note the Thomas in our name, similar firms are not the same’.

Thank You! That clarifies a lot of issues when trying to negotiate what could be classed as a complete minefield in respect of the different Fattorini businesses.