Swiss native Hans Renold founded a chain manufacturing firm in 1879 in Manchester, UK. In 1906 the company began making mortise chains and "associated equipment," a line which lasted about 60 years according to the company's web site.
Specific information about the company's equipment is from General Catalogue of Woodworkers' and Sawmill Supplies, by Bevan & Edwards Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. The catalog is undated but thought to be from the 1930s.
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