Blair & Co. of Alloa Ltd Round Black Backed Steel

Blair & Co. of Alloa Ltd black backed steel tray dating from the early 1930s. The Townhead Brewery was founded by Alexander Blair in 1853. The Company was registered as Blair & Co. of Alloa Ltd in 1883. A new Company was registered under the same name when it went into voluntary liquidation in 1896. The Company went into voluntary liquidation again in 1936 and was re-registered as Blair & Co. (Alloa) Ltd. The Forth Brewery of Robert Knox (Cambus) Ltd was acquired in 1954 and closed by Blair's in 1955. The Townhead Brewery was acquired by George Younger & Sons Ltd in 1959 and was closed. The manufacturer's mark states - B.W & M. Ltd Mansfield No 2865