Ryland's Factory

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Description:Ryland's paint and varnish factory in Haden Street dating from 1860 and still there today. The firm owed it success to the mastery of a lacquer which could be applied without heat. The lacquer was produced by a secret process that was said to have been acquired in China.

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Source: Balsall Heath Local History Society

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