New John Street West

Brandauer Building New John Street West by Stephen Hunt

Brandauer Building

The original company ash Petit & co were at Navigation Street, Birmingham from 1850-1862. Joseph Petit was responsible for the workshop as a tool maker and manufacturer. ash is believed to have been responsible for the financial side of the business. ash disappeared and the partnership was dissolved in February 1862. The company's agent in Vienna was carl Kuhn and he became worried in 1861 when no pens arrived from asgh Petit. He sent his son-in-law charles Brandauer over to Birmingham and he agreed to finance and build a new factory in New John Street West if Joseph Petit would run it for him. Brandauer's produced steel pens from their purpose built factory for over a hundred years. The Petit family have managed and owned the company to this day.

 

Brandauer Building

Brandauer Building

 

Brandauer Building

 

Brandauer Building

Brandauer Building