Breffits of London "Keep Kool"

[Mudlarker83]

Hey, I was wondering if you have any information of breffit bottle makers, I am a relative of Edgar Breffit, I haven't got any information on them apart from seeing bottles and some information on the man himself.

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Oli

Hi Oli,If you are still wanting information on Edgar Breffit,I live in Castleford,I currently live at whitwood which is where one of Edgar's glass factories was located.He also had another glass factory located in castleford, This was based on a road named Wheldon lane and not much has been found on this site as it was covered in a massive chemical explosion which happened at a nearby chemical plant named Hickson and Welch many years ago,thus making it quite dangerous to really dig around there for any clues by historians,it became a haulage company warehouse site after Breffits closed so hasn't been accessible to anybody who has an interest in history UNTIL NOW! This is because my chap works at said haulage company, and last week he was digging at the back of the warehouse as he's planting seeds for bees etc on his dinner break, he found the biggest chunk of glass waste we have ever found! It's a beautiful teal colour and has the most amazing white inclusions inside and it's very heavy! I knew it was special so I have taken it to the Castleford museum where there are some examples of glassblowing on display, mainly from Edgar's company too,They are quite excited and it even bagged me a job offer there! I'm currently awaiting a call back from the curator and we will be meeting to show him it and it's likely to be loaned to them as I normally do with my finds,but once I have met him I will possibly be able to tell you more information on Edgar as this curator is extremely knowledgeable about Castleford and all things history. I will try to put pictures on here.