BIRMINGHAM IN BLOOM PHOTO GALLERY
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DID YOU KNOW...
Birmingham’s first business directory, local printer Sketchley’s (1770), shows the city as the metal-bashing capital of the British Empire, listing among others; 108 button makers; 60 gun makers; 54 shoe buckle makers; 52 ‘Toy’ makers; 34 blacksmiths; 32 brass founders; 25 jewellers; 19 file makers; 16 hinge makers; 12 cutlers; 11 watch chain makers; 10 edge tool makers; 10 steel snuffer makers; 8 saw makers, 6 sword cutlers; 5 trap makers; 5 wire drawers; 5 corkscrew makers; 4 watch makers; and a nut cracker maker.
Birmingham’s first business directory, local printer Sketchley’s (1770), shows the city as the metal-bashing capital of the British Empire, listing among others; 108 button makers; 60 gun makers; 54 shoe buckle makers; 52 ‘Toy’ makers; 34 blacksmiths; 32 brass founders; 25 jewellers; 19 file makers; 16 hinge makers; 12 cutlers; 11 watch chain makers; 10 edge tool makers; 10 steel snuffer makers; 8 saw makers, 6 sword cutlers; 5 trap makers; 5 wire drawers; 5 corkscrew makers; 4 watch makers; and a nut cracker maker.
