Sunbeam Coundon All posts by this member | 1 of 10 Wed 22nd Jul 2020 6:19pm Member: Joined Dec 2016 Total posts:6 I have recently purchased a probably 1930’s table lamp for restoration. On the base is printed (it’s very hard to read) Glimerglow Lampa, but the interesting bit is it also says (again hard to read) a product of BPP Coventry
Anyone know anything about them, please? |
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Heathite Coventry All posts by this member | 2 of 10 Wed 22nd Jul 2020 7:56pm Member: Joined Aug 2012 Total posts:723 Hi, could it be B B F?
This company or one with the same name is still trading.
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 3 of 10 Thu 23rd Jul 2020 12:52pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1833 Could it have anything to do with British Patent Products ? |
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Sunbeam Coundon All posts by this member Thread starter | 4 of 10 Sun 26th Jul 2020 6:53pm Member: Joined Dec 2016 Total posts:6 No it’s definitely BPP. I’ve managed to find a reference to another one that was for sale on eBay in the past but still no clues who BPP were. Could it be later than I think perhaps? |
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VernonDudleyBohay-Nowell Coventry All posts by this member | 5 of 10 Sun 26th Jul 2020 9:38pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:57 On searching the Newspaper Archive site, the name B.P.P. appears in the 1930/40s as a team entrant in the Coventry Works League for snooker - possibly other sports too but I haven't got paid access to the site so can't read all of the entries.
Hope this at least proves their existence in the city. |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 6 of 10 Sun 26th Jul 2020 10:19pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5604 One guess is British Pressed Panels, Quinton Road ![]() |
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VernonDudleyBohay-Nowell Coventry All posts by this member | 7 of 10 Sun 26th Jul 2020 10:27pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:57 There's a topic on here.....British Pressed Panels
The first entry (I don't know how to link to that so I've copied it) reads
Hi everybody
I am new to this site but wanted to say first off that I think it's a really super example of local heritage and history enthusiasts pooling knowledge to enhance and celebrate local history.
I have been attempting to no avail to find out any information at all about a company known as B P P Ltd, Coventry. The only bit of info I have to go in is that they were engaged in industrial metalwork / engineering.
Other than a lamp I own that was made by them I think around the 1930's I have no idea what other metal products they made. The lamp components are made of aluminium and were traditionally manufactured through metal spinning.
I would be so very very grateful for any information at all anyone can shed on B P P Ltd.
Kind regards and sincere thanks in advance for any info you can provide,
nicola :-)
I guess this solves the OP's question?
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Helen F Warrington All posts by this member | 8 of 10 Sun 26th Jul 2020 10:53pm Moderator: Joined Mar 2013 Total posts:2589 They're recorded in the Grace's Guide as still existing in in 1937 in Quinton. |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 9 of 10 Mon 27th Jul 2020 9:33am Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1833 British Pressed Panels had a meeting of the creditors on 12th January 1950 per an announcement in the CET. |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 10 of 10 Mon 27th Jul 2020 10:33am Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1833 1935
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