Title
Stocktaking at Brocks Firework Factory
Subject
Manufacture
WorkW
Description
A photo of a 1985 newspaper article about Brock's Fireworks, depicting a woman stocktaking at the factory in 1960 above the heading 'Harry's Crackers: Ten generations on, there's still a Brock lighting up the sky each Guy Fawkes Day. Jenny Nisbet visits the family factory.' In 1988, Brock's was purchased by Standard Fireworks of Huddersfield which, in turn, was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks in 1998.
Publisher
Morrab Library
Date
1985-11-03
Rights
Morrab Library
Identifier
IND 8.012
Coverage
Hemel Hempstead
Original Format
photo
Business Name
Brock's Fireworks (Standard Fireworks, Black Cat Fireworks)
Period Costume
N
Subject Era
1960