{"id":4130,"date":"2012-02-26T08:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/?page_id=4130"},"modified":"2012-04-20T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T17:13:34","slug":"henry-milward-and-sons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/?page_id=4130","title":{"rendered":"Henry Milward and Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>about 1850 \u00a0 Washford Mills, Ipsley Street, Redditch, England<\/p>\n<p>1952 \u00a0 moved to Arrow Works, Studley, England<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Milward continued to use many of the original company names, trademarks and brands after other companies were acquired.<\/p>\n<p>? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Milward acquires W. Avery, Kirby Beard<\/p>\n<p>1902 \u00a0 Milward acquires W. Bartleet and Sons<\/p>\n<p>1912 \u00a0 John James and Sons merged into Milward<\/p>\n<p>1926 \u00a0 Milward purchases Crescent Manufacturing Company<\/p>\n<p>1929 purchased Kirby, Beard &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<p>1930 \u00a0 Milward&#8217;s and William Hall&#8217;s merged under Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Limited<\/p>\n<p>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<p>1973 \u00a0 Needle Industries\u00a0purchased by Coats Patons Ltd, now known as\u00a0Coats PLC<\/p>\n<p>1990s \u00a0Coats sold\u00a0Needle Industries to its management. Coats retained the Milwards brand name for its own use.<\/p>\n<p>Needle Industies India continued to use Milward brand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Milward-listing-1878-Paris-Exhibition.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4177\" title=\"Milward listing 1878 Paris Exhibition\" src=\"http:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Milward-listing-1878-Paris-Exhibition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Milward-listing-1878-Paris-Exhibition.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lacebuttons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Milward-listing-1878-Paris-Exhibition-300x77.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As listed in Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878, Official Catalog of the British Section, Part 1 (second edition), Offices of the Royal Commission, London, England<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selected records from The National Archives, Warwickshire County Record Office, Records of Needle Industries and Associated Companies<\/p>\n<p>Lease for fourteen years.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/119<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>187<\/em>1 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Henry Milward of Redditch, needle manufacturer, to John Frederick Milward and Victor Milward of the same, of manufactory and premises situated in Redditch, upon trust for the partnership of H.Milward &amp; Sons. Yearly rent of \u00a3248. 6. 8. 14 Mar 1871.<\/p>\n<p>Agreement to acquire the business of needle and fish hook manufacture.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/177<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1889 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>John Frederic, Victor and Charles Frederic Milward of Washford Mills to Henry Milward &amp; Sons Ltd. 18 Dec 1889.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Conveyance.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/121<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1878 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The Rev. Henry Charles Milward of Nechells, Aston juxta Birmingham, and the Rev. Thomas Eagle Chataway of Peckleton, Leics, both clerks in the holy orders (trustees of the will of Henry Milward), to John Frederic Milward and Victor Milward of Redditch, Worcs, needle manufacturers and co-partners, of the Freehold mill and premises called Washford Mill, Studley. (plan enclosed). Consideration \u00a33500. 30 Dec 1878.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Price list catalogue for Henry Milward &amp; Sons Ltd.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/201<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1892 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Includes references to bodkins, crochet hooks, knitting pins and needles of various kinds. Examples of needle packaging glued into catalogue.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Agreement.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/143<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1926 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Olney Amsden &amp; Sons Ltd, London, to Henry Milward &amp; Sons Ltd, Redditch, relating to the sale of the purchasing company called the Crescent Manufacturing Company and plant machinery in Redditch. Consideration \u00a32600. 25 Jun 1926.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Agreement to sale and purchase of issued share capital: The Directors of Henry Milward &amp; Sons to Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Ltd. 18 March 1930.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/146<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1930<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Folder of samples of Milward&#8217;s needles and crochet hooks detailing selling points.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/370<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1930s?<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Product catalogue for the Milward range.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>CR 3097\/205<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>1974 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Includes needles, knitting pins, crochet hooks etc from Henry Milward &amp; Sons Ltd (Needles Industries Ltd.)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From ENTACO website<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #434343;\">In 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<\/span><span style=\"color: #434343;\">\u00a0organisation THE ENGLISH NEEDLE AND FISHING TACKLE COMPANY &#8211; ENTACO<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From Wikapedia<\/div>\n<div>In 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. 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