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Hardman & Lewis,             Birmingham
NA.                                      1787_1815.BME.
Paradise Street.                  1816_    .BME.
There is a partnership dissolution notice, 1 January 1817 , for, Thomas Lewis & John Hardman, (latter to
continue) Button-Makers, Birmingham, TLG 17208   11 January 1817.

Hardman, John
Paradise Street.                  1818_    .BME.
NA.                                      1821_1825.BME.
12, Paradise Street.            1828_1831.BME. see Jeremiah Iliffe listed at No. 13 1829_1831 BME                          

There is a bill from John Hardman  Gilt & Plate Button Manufacturer   Paradise Street     15 June 1824 under
MS Z5/2/24/1/17  BCA

Hardman, John & Co.
13,Paradise Street.            1835 1839.BME.

Hardman & Iliffes.                                                                     
13, Paradise Street.            1841 1847.BME.       see Elkington entry below.                        

There is a  partnership dissolution notice, 30  December 1846,for, John Hardman, Jeremiah Iliffe, and Charles
Iliffe, (latter to continue),  Button Manufacturers and Merchants, London, Manchester, and Birmingham — dated
12 June 1847, in TLG 20776   24 September 1847.

Hardman & Iliffe.                                                                      
38 Newhall Street.               1849 1850.BME.                            
39 Newhall Street.               1852         .BME.
38 39, Newhall Street.         1854 1860.BME.

Iliffe, Charles.     Birmingham
38 39, Newhall Street.         1861     .BME.

Iliffes & Player.                                                                          
38 39, Newhall Street.         1863     .BME.  

There is a partnership dissolution notice, 6 August  1863,but dated 10 October, 1863, for,  Charles Iliffe, William
Dredge Player, and John Player, (latter two to continue),  38 & 39, Newhall Street, Birmingham, Button
Manufacturers, under the firm of Iliffe and Player Brothers, late Hardman and Iliffe, in TLG 22779   13 October
1863.  
Soon after which one Charles Iliffe  assigned his goods & estate to trustee John Pemberton Turner for the
benefit  of his creditors - see Charles Iliffe page for more details.        

Player.        Birmingham & London.
Player Brothers.
38 39, Newhall Street.   (1)   1864 1876.BME.                          
109 113, Newhall Street.       1880 1900.BME.                          
                                                                    
                                                                   
lliffe & Player Brothers.London.                                                                                           
31,Noble Street. EC.      1862   
11,Addle Street. EC.        1869  .
10,Silver Street.EC.          1870  .
21,Castle Street.EC.         1871 1878
9, Oat Lane.                     1880 1881
36 37,Monkwell Street.    1882 1899

All the London streets mentioned are known to have had a number of agencies operating from them during this
period.

There is a partnership dissolution notice,  10 August 1837,for Charles lliffe,  William Burt the younger, and John
Davis the younger, Henry Jeremiah Iliffe, (latter to continue on his own),  Horn Button Manufacturers,
Birmingham,  under the style of  Henry Iliffe and Company, TLG 19570   19 December 1837.  This is only
possibly our Charles alternatives  could be, a family member of the same name or someone completely different.
The firm of H.J.Iliffe went on  until 1865. see also Jeremiah Iliffe.

The Elkington connection:
There is a partnership dissolution notice 17th day of October 1843,for,  George Richards Elkington, William
Hammond Turner, James Turner, Henry Turner, John Hardman the elder, John Hardman the younger, and
Jeremiah Iliffe, of Birmingham, Gilders,  under the firm of G. R. Elkington and Co. in TLG 20271  20 October
1843.  Which rather neatly links  some of  the names under review together!


Patents: (for checking.)

Player, W.D.   23/8/1861: 2109; covd. p52.
Player, W.D.   6 /5/1872: 1372; fabric mchn. p49.
Player, W.C.& Baylis, A.V. 10/6/1898: 13,027.; stud type.p47.

PROPRO:    2109. To William Dredge Player, of the firm of  Iliffe and Player, Brothers, Button Manufacturer, of
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, for the invention of " certain improvements in the description of buttons,
commonly known as linen buttons."  TLG 22545   6 September 1861. Page 6 of 48
Intention to Proceed: 2109. William Dredge Player, of the firm of Iliffe and Player, Brothers, Button
Manufacturers, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of
" certain improvements in the description of buttons, commonly known as linen buttons." Gazette 22582    24
December 1861. Page 5 of 42



TM.   See:Illiffes & Player ;Plant & Green.;P.Bros.
1 Connection with: Player, William Clark & Co. B1899 1900. & L1898 1899. not established.



Connection with below Co. not established
Hardman,Illiffe & Bate.  London.
6,Gresham Street.        1850  .

There is a partnership dissolution notice, 1 September 1849,for, Charles Iliffe. James Iliffe. Thos. Bate.  6,
Gresham Street, London, Button Manufacturers and General Trimming Warehousemen, under the firm of
Hardman, Iliffe, and Bate, TLG 21031   23 October 1849. Nobody is mentioned as leaving or continuing; this
probably means that they drew up new articles of partnership; a new partner or other reason may be the
cause.

Hardman, Illiffe & Bate. London.
34,Noble Street, Cheapside.  1855  .