Birkenhead Brewery Co. Ltd Round Tin

Birkenhead Brewery Co Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. The Company was registered in 1865 as the Birkenhead Amalgamated Brewery Co. Ltd to merge Aspinall's Anchor Brewery on Livingstone Street and Cook's Argyle Brewery on Oxton Road, both in Birkenhead. The business was re-registered as the Birkenhead Brewery Co. Ltd in 1872. The Anchor Brewery was rebuilt in 1900. The Company merged with Threlfall Chesters Brewery Co. Ltd in 1962 and the Argyle Brewery was closed that year. Threlfall Chesters Brewery Co. Ltd was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1967. The Anchor Brewery ceased brewing in 1968. The manufacturer's mark states - Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road. London. S.W.19. 594 The tray pictured is of similar design to the small round tray which I have in poor condition in my collection.