Sealed Bid Sale - September 2013 : Sale S031013 Lot 3864
CHARLES HELLIS & SONS,

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CHARLES HELLIS & SONS, a) 17 June 1878 - Certified copy of Marriage certificate for Charles Edward Hellis and Mary Elizabeth Brand.
b) 1904 - Three weapons exhibited at the Crystal Palace Sports Exhibition of 1904 by Messrs. Chas Hellis & Sons
c) 5 September 1905 -Certified copy of Death certificate for Charles Edward Hellis.
d) 18 January 1913 - Certified copy of Will of Charles Robert Brand Hellis.
e) 19 September 1932 - Probate for Will of Charles Robert Brand Hellis granted to Louise Hellis.
f) 31 March 1946 - Certified copy of Death certificate for Clifford John Hellis.
g) 11 August 1947 - Letter from Charles W Hellis of Messrs G Hinton & Sons Ltd explaining that he has to "start again" and requesting prices for "cheap farmer guns".
h) May 1950 - NOTICE regarding The deposit of steel, chromium, or other metals on the interior of Gun barrels signed by SC Hellis, Master of The Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and Eric G Bewley, Chairman of The Guardians of the Birmingham Proof House.
i) May 1950 - WARNING To the Gun Trade and Public in connection with Unproved Sporting Guns, Rifles, Revolvers and Small Arms of all descriptions signed by SC Hellis, Master of The Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and Eric C Bewley, Chairman of The Guardians of the Birmingham Proof House. NB Care needed as the original is fragile. Photocopy also supplied.
j) 15-21 March 1979 - Article by Geoffrey Boothroyd in SHOOTING TIMES about Charles Hellis & Sons London subsequent to Boothroyd's visit to Don Masters at Churchill's Birmingham factory.
k) 13-19 December 1984 - SHOOTING TIMES advertisement for the gunmakers Hellis, Beesley & Watson when the proprietor was Fred Buller.
** l) CHARLES HELLIS & SONS LTD -Patent Application No 27338 of 1950 and Patent Sealing No 696962 of 1953 for "Improvements in or relating to firearms" with specification and drawing

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Estimate £25-35