REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO. ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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101 | Preference share | 1861, black | #1835,#1836 | EF | £30-40 |
Birmingham Wagon Company (Limited)
Originally founded in 1854 in Smethwick, Birmingham as the Birmingham Wagon Company, name changed to Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited in 1878. Primarily known for its excellent and extensive production of locomotives and carriages, the company also built Handley Page bombers and other aircraft during WWI and Churchill, Cromwell and Challenger tanks during WWII. Also see listings under new name.
Capital £100,000 in shares of £10.
1854