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- 1848\u00a0John Morgan<\/b>\u00a0took over the firm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- 1890\u00a0George Chambers Morgan<\/b>\u00a0joined the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- 1895 Incorporated as a limited company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- 1914 Manufacturers of needles, pins and fish hooks of all kinds. Employees 400 to 500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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From Williams, Sheila, The History of Knitting Pin Guages<\/p>\n
1851 John Morgan took over firm upon death of William Hall. His sons, John Moran and George Chambers Morgan (named for George Chambers, a relative) eventually ran the company until 1918.<\/p>\n
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1930 \u00a0 Milward’s and William Hall’s merged under Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Limited<\/p>\n
1932 \u00a0 a separate manufacturing organisation called The English Needle and Fishing Tackle Co. Ltd (ENTACO) was formed by Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Limited<\/p>\n
1973 \u00a0 Needle Industries\u00a0purchased by Coats Patons Ltd, now known as\u00a0Coats PLC<\/p>\n
1990s \u00a0Coats sold\u00a0Needle Industries to its management. Coats retained the Milwards brand name for its own use.<\/p>\n
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Hall \u00a0Co. aborbed over 20 other needle-making companies by the early 20th century.<\/p>\n
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From Grace’s Guide British Industrial History \u00a0– 1929 British Industries Fair<\/p>\n
William Hall and Co Ltd of Studley, Warwickshire. London Office: Empire House, St. Martins le Grand, EC1. Telephone: City 5783. Cables: “Emphouse, London”<\/p>\n
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- 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Needles, Needle Cases, Toilet Pins, Reed Hooks, Fish Hooks, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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From ENTACO website<\/div>\nIn 1930 two of the great needlemaker giants, Milward and Hall, joined forces under a single holding company, Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Limited, who formed in 1932 a separate manufacturing\u00a0organisation THE ENGLISH NEEDLE AND FISHING TACKLE COMPANY – ENTACO<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFrom Wikapedia<\/div>\nIn 1973 the entire\u00a0share capital\u00a0was purchased by Coats Patons Ltd, now known as\u00a0Coats PLC.\u00a0Needle Industries\u00a0continued until the 1990s when Coats sold it to its management.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nphoto from\u00a0Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History. No date when display was created.<\/div>\n\n![\"from](\"https:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Needle_Museum06.jpg\")
<\/a>from Grace’s Guilde. Taken at Forge Mill Needle Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Address 1877: Central Works, Studley and Ragley Mills, Alcester Trademark: Elephant bullet points from Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History 1825 Company established by\u00a0William Hall. 1848\u00a0John Morgan\u00a0took over the firm. 1890\u00a0George Chambers Morgan\u00a0joined the company. … More
- 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Needles, Needle Cases, Toilet Pins, Reed Hooks, Fish Hooks, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- 1914 Manufacturers of needles, pins and fish hooks of all kinds. Employees 400 to 500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- 1895 Incorporated as a limited company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- 1890\u00a0George Chambers Morgan<\/b>\u00a0joined the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n