Industry | Metallurgy, Minting, Metalworking |
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Founded | 1889 |
Founder | Thomas Richard Bayliss, George Hagger |
Defunct | 1932 |
Kings Norton Mint was a 19th-century metalworking and minting company founded in Birmingham, England. As a private company it worked to develop and manufacture various metal products including wire, nails, ammunitions and later coins on behalf of the Royal Mint. Notably it is credited with inventing solid-drawn ammunition cartridges for small firearms.[1]