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oil lamps to light stations, trains and signals. They also developed specialist lamps and hurricane lanterns for India which was one of their most lucrative markets. With an eye to the domestic market, Hinks' lamps were also decorative and borrowing from the designs of beautiful
European china and porcelain table decorations their lamps were also a byword for domestic beauty, so much so that there is still a flourishing market for antique Hinks' lamps. Hinks lamps were state-of-the-art until the early 20th century when electric lighting became the norm.
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Joseph worked for his father as a lamp manufacturer from about the time he was 17 (in about 1857) and by 1861 he was recorded as a manufacturer in the same terms as his father. By 1862 the business was called "James Hinks and Son". They operated from the
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Hockley Street, Birmingham. The great selling point of their lamps was that they did not need frequent trimming or give off nasty smoke or smells. In 1864 they developed the "Patent Duplex Lamp", which used two wicks instead of the usual one, and gave out twice the light.
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Leamington in 1890 and 1892. He was also a borough magistrate and alderman. He took over the family business in 1898 when his father retired. Joseph's son, Harry, became managing director in 1901 when Joseph moved into the chairman role.
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the firm made mess tins, hand grenades and shell components. After the war, competition from the US and an increase in the cost of raw materials led to a business decline. The factory closed after 1929 and the old factory was pulled down in the 1930s.
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Records England. 5 June 1931. HINKS, Joseph. Probate Calendar. England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019. www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 15 May 2020.
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Marriages Index (CR) England & Wales. Aston, Warwickshire. Q2 1865. HINKS, Joseph and DAIN, Frances Ann. Vol: 6D; p. 341. www.findmypast.co.uk: accessed 15 May 2020.
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Census 1861 England. Handsworth, Staffordshire. RG 9; Piece: 2019; Folio: 133; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542904. ED: 06. www.ancestry.co.uk: accessed 22 May 2020.
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