Bernard Sealey Hook to Silk

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Bernard Sealey Hook to Silk

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Just arrived with me is this interesting size 18 hook to No. 6 drawn silk.

This is particularly interesting because the rods I have are labelled as made at either "Tudor Works, Lodge Road, Redditch" or "Tudor Works, Marsden Road, Redditch," and the only other hook packets I have bear the address "Tudor Works, Marsden Road, Redditch" ...

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... but this packet bears the address "Kirkland Works, Grove Street, Redditch," the first reference I've seen to this address. More investigation needed !!!!!

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Here you go they appear in the phone book at Kirkland works from 1948-54 :Hat:
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Harry H wrote:Here you go they appear in the phone book at Kirkland works from 1948-54 :Hat:
That's wonderful information Harry, Sir !!! Deeply grateful. :Hat:

It's interesting to Google Earth the addresses ... and find that Marsden Road and Lodge Road are residential streets which run parallel with each other 90 yards apart ... and Grove Street (now redeveloped to include the Police Station and the Courthouse) is only 100 yards away from the north end of those two streets.
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Your 'phone research is always so helpful Harry :Hat:
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AshbyCut wrote:
Harry H wrote:Here you go they appear in the phone book at Kirkland works from 1948-54 :Hat:
That's wonderful information Harry, Sir !!! Deeply grateful. :Hat:

It's interesting to Google Earth the addresses ... and find that Marsden Road and Lodge Road are residential streets which run parallel with each other 90 yards apart ... and Grove Street (now redeveloped to include the Police Station and the Courthouse) is only 100 yards away from the north end of those two streets.
Forgot to add in 1951 is listed as Bernard Jr Sealey,second generation?
Also 54-82 at the Marsden road address couldn't find anything for lodge road but then again I didn't look at every year,any idea of year?
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They were still around in 1982???!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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Nobby wrote:They were still around in 1982???!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
It was in 1982 that Bernard's grandson, the second Robert Sealey, sold the company and moved to The Isle of Man.

I don't know who it was sold to.
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Mal :Hat: , bet you're glad that it wasn't on the end of your line earlier today :eyebrow:
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Wagtail wrote:Mal :Hat: , bet you're glad that it wasn't on the end of your line earlier today :eyebrow:
I'd have been even MORE confident, Sir !!! :Hahaha:
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