John Young & Co. Ltd Round Black Backed Steel

John Young & Co. Ltd black backed steel tray dating from the 1930s. The Ladywell Brewery was established by John Young in Fisherrow, Musselburgh, in the 1830s. The Company traded as John Young & Co. until it was registered as John Young & Co. Ltd in 1891. After John Young died in 1910 the majority of shares were purchased by David Purves Maxwell who was Chairman of the Company until his death in 1958. His son, John Douglas Maxwell, took over John Young & Co. Ltd and its subsidiary Olympic Bars Ltd. Olympic Bars Ltd had been created to manage the Company's small estate of 11 public houses. The business was acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in 1968, by which time brewing had already ceased. Beer was provided by another Whitbread & Co. Ltd acquisition, Archibald Campbell, Hope & King Ltd. The Company ceased trading in 1969 and was dissolved in 1971. The manufacturer's mark states - Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road London S.W.19.