Suchergebnisse
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1854 Chamberlain sent his eldest son Joseph Chamberlain to join the business in Birmingham to look after his investment. A partnership was established Nettlefold and Chamberlain with the two Nettlefolds and the two Chamberlains sharing responsibilities in the business [5].
£10,000 from his wife's brother, Joseph Chamberlain Senior, who had a shoe manufacturing, or cordwaining, business at No. 36 Milk Street, London, and which entitled him to an equal share in the screw making firm.19 Nettlefold & Chamberlain was therefore a family partnership using accumulated savings and profits to fund a modern
- Edgar Jones
- 1987
The partnership Nettlefold and Chamberlain in Birmingham became one of the world's leading screw manufacturers. Both Nettlefold and Chamberlain put their sons into the business - Joseph Henry Nettlefold managed the business, with his brother Edward John Nettlefold, and his cousin Joseph Chamberlain.
Abstract. Nettlefolds had grown at a remarkable pace from the foundation of their mill at Smethwick in 1854. The resignation of Joseph Chamberlain in 1874, and the loss of capital that resulted, did not diminish the firm’s dominance of the British woodscrew market.
Nettlefolds had grown at a remarkable pace from the foundation of their mill at Smethwick in 1854. The resignation of Joseph Chamberlain in 1874, and the loss of capital that resulted, did not diminish the firm's dominance of the British woodscrew market.
Nettlefold was born in London. Nettlefold was a Unitarian; he married a co-religionist, Martha Chamberlain (1794–1866). Hers was a family of Birmingham manufacturers and politicians: her brother's son, Joseph Chamberlain (1836–1914), was a radical Liberal and a leading imperialist.
The company became known as Nettlefold and Chamberlain when Chamberlain became a partner with Joseph Nettlefold. During the business's most prosperous period it produced two-thirds of all metal screws made in England, and by the time of Chamberlain's retirement from business in 1874 it was exporting worldwide.
