tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post7985993086526180741..comments2024-01-28T13:57:46.725-08:00Comments on COSGB: BBL (Brown Brothers Ltd.)Michael Behmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913884878310922069noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-27289084072898369112021-04-23T10:01:38.861-07:002021-04-23T10:01:38.861-07:00Who was better brown brothers or Joseph lucus?Who was better brown brothers or Joseph lucus?ed5068https://www.blogger.com/profile/04111943132657775416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-17146025918449669542019-08-12T04:06:12.390-07:002019-08-12T04:06:12.390-07:00is there an archive for BBL anywhere , I own a 190...is there an archive for BBL anywhere , I own a 1902 motor bicycle called the Brown and am trying to odentify the engineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315876661988862035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-69325926228843735962019-02-04T10:15:44.666-08:002019-02-04T10:15:44.666-08:00my grandfather was J Albert Thomson and my father ...my grandfather was J Albert Thomson and my father Findlay Marshall Thomson. Although I knew a little about the founding of the Scottish Motor Trade Association by my grandfather and that there was a joining of his company to Brown Brothers and hence the company Thomson & Brown Bros Ltd was formed I am not aware of the history and neither of the endowments to the universities. I would very much like to read any information or papers on JAT that you might still have or pointers as to where to go next!marshkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869429974405211685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-26431153796942953672018-11-09T07:22:53.376-08:002018-11-09T07:22:53.376-08:00I have a old Lathe made by Brown Brothers LTD Of E...I have a old Lathe made by Brown Brothers LTD Of Eastern Street London. Not sure if it is the same company. I have just put it on Ebay, take a look.<br />ColinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456445999055936999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-82078435249936165622015-09-07T10:33:02.993-07:002015-09-07T10:33:02.993-07:00My great-grandfather J. Albert Thomson, LLD JP was...My great-grandfather J. Albert Thomson, LLD JP was Managing Director of BBL before, during and after WWII. His 2 sons Ian and Arthur were killed in action. He endowed both Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt Universities where he had studied. I have been lent recently some papers on J.A.T. and his long association with BBL for those researching this area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198502509908831262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877688844265400507.post-73650876241763505842013-11-14T01:52:53.596-08:002013-11-14T01:52:53.596-08:00"Brown Brothers Ltd. continued until at least..."Brown Brothers Ltd. continued until at least 1989". Indeed, 1989 was the centenery for the company, then under the ownership of Dana Inc. Afterwards the company was divested to Partco, shortly afterwards Partco and Brown Brothers were sold to Unipart. Following this turbulent period, in 2008, an American coatings company (PPG Inc) purchased Unipart's Crash Repair Division via 34 branches. This was set up as Brown Brothers Distribution Ltd and today (2013) it is a thriving subsidury of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd, selling over £30MM market-leading refinish and Light Industrial Coatings paint and materials into the UK via a network of 14 modern branches.Gethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03721607947935409027noreply@blogger.com