Lot 233 C/I Oval Bridge Builders Plate "BRAITHWAITE & KIRK 1908 WEST BROMWICH". They were Bridge builders located at Crown Bridge Works, West Bromwich. 1884 Founded by Richard Charles Braithwaite and Walter Kirk by 1890 also had premises at Norfolk House, Handsworth. 1897 Supplied the 100 ft. span Tsitsa steel bridge in South Africa. The Company was engaged exclusively for a number of years on the manufacture of steel bridges, the majority of which was for export. Restored condition.

Guide: £60-100

 

  Lot sold for £100 (PB 139)