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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Brinsley and Co

Brinsley and Co. (Richard Brinsley and Philip Spence Bett), Ironfounders and Range Manufacturers, Cumberland Street, Dunedin. Bankers: Bank of New Zealand. Private residences: Mr. Brinsley, Castle Street; Mr. Bett, Belleknowes. The business conducted by this firm was established in June, 1895, on a quarter-acre freehold section, upon which a brick building having 2,400 square feet of floor space has been erected. The premises include office, fittingshop, and foundry, steam-power being used for driving the polishing, drilling and boring machines, emery wheels, etc. There is a cupola with melting capacity up to two tons at a time. Messrs. Brinsley and Co. are the patentees of the celebrated Champion ranges,
Mr. R. Brinsley.

Mr. R. Brinsley.

which are well-known and popular for household purposes, and the principle of which is that the draught concentrates the heat on the oven so as to economise fuel and does not waste heat on the outside plates. There is a steady demand for these ranges, orders being fulfilled for all parts of the colony, from Auckland to the Bluff, and the business has increased exceedingly during recent years. The firm has successfully exhibited at the various local shows in different parts of the Colony. Messrs Brinsley and Co. are also patentees for Champion furnace fittings for building-in coppers, the word “Champion” being their registered trade mark. Mr. Brinsley was born in Victoria in 1860, and was educated at public schools in that colony. He came to Dunedin in 1880, and gained general experience in the trade till he founded the
Mr. P. S. Bett.

Mr. P. S. Bett.

business under notice. Mr. Bett who is a son of the late Rev. Mr. Bett, of Dunedin, was born at East Taieri in 1866, and was educated at Tapanui public school, Milton high school, and at the Normal school, Dunedin. He was brought up to banking; was four and a half years in the Colonial Bank and ten and a half years in the National Bank, and was for some time accountant at Balclutha. Mr. Bett retired from the bank and joined Mr. Brinsley in October, 1897.