Background
Unite was born in Birmingham in 1798 and was apprenticed to Joseph Willmore in 1810.
Unite was born in Birmingham in 1798 and was apprenticed to Joseph Willmore in 1810.
The Hilliard partnership ended before 1845. and Unite continued business under his own name. By 1854, the firm was at 65 Caroline Street and had representation through agents at Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. The business became George Unite & Sons c. 1865.
Unite died in 1896 and the company merged with William Henry Lyde"s electroplate company, operating out of 50 Newhall Hill, Birmingham, in 1928, to become George Unite Sons & Lyde Limited.
