B & sb ?

[kahu1]

Who is the manufacturer / contractor that uses/used the initials ' B & SB '?
I've seen it on all sorts of ordnance items from containers to practice bombs.

cheers
Bob

 

[TimG]

I have no listing for B & SB. However, I suspect that it might be Bulpitt & Sons, Birmingham. I have them listed solely as B & S.

Bulpitt and Sons
of 46, Northwood Street, Birmingham
of 153-161 and 175 Camden Street, Winson Green, Birmingham.
Telephone: Central 3231. Telegraphic Address: "Bulpitt, Birmingham". (1937)

Better known as “Swan Brand” – especially for their electric kettles. The company was responsible for inventing the electric cut-out connector. If the kettle overheated, it would be automatically switched off.

TimG

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Common headstamp.

B&SB appear on 1" inch Verey pistol cartridges and were fairly common back in the 60's.

Sadly it appears that I cannot attach the image:bawling:

 

[TimG]

Chris,

Are they all aluminium? Bulpitt started off as brassfounders but by the middle of the 20th century their products seemed more aluminium based.

TimG

 

[smle2009]

Here you go Chris:bigsmile:


Cheers
Tony

 

[TonyE]

Bullpit & Sons were also manufacturers of chargers in WWI. This is a 7.62mm Russian charger made by them in 1917.

I am not sure if they were the manufacturer of the Very cartridge cases though.

Regards
TonyE

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Tim in answer to your question, yes they are/were all Aluminium and I also had a large number of pressed Aluminium fuze and component containers with screw caps (incidentally the caps were of pressed steel) but the bodies Aluminium.

 

[kahu1]

Thanks all for the info.
Agree ,most items i've seen with this 'B & SB' have been aluminium.
The practice bombs though are the 81/2 lb break ups, made of steel and bakelite. I'll try and dig out a few examples.

Cheers
Bob

 

[kahu1]

Another B&SB case, a 1 3/4" Photoflash Cart.



cheers,
Bob