R.F.Case & Co. Ltd Round Enamel

R.F.Case & Co. Ltd enamel tray dating from around 1905. The business was founded on King Street, Ulverston, in 1860 and had moved to the Cavendish Brewery in Barrow-in-Furness by 1865 and traded as R.F.Case & Co. The Company's bow and arrow trademark was registered in 1885. The business was registered as R.F.Case & Co. Ltd in 1904. The Cavendish Brewery and 60 tied houses were acquired by Hammond's United Breweries Ltd in 1959. Hammond's United Breweries Ltd merged with Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd and John Jeffrey & Co. Ltd to form Northern Breweries Ltd in 1960. Northern Breweries Ltd changed its Company name to Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd in 1962 and then became United Breweries Ltd. In 1964 United Breweries Ltd merged with Charrington & Co. Ltd to form Charrington United Breweries Ltd becoming Bass Charrington Ltd in 1967 when it merged with Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. Under the ownership of Bass Charrington Ltd Cases's Cavendish Brewery closed in 1972.