Sources within the Hartill family suggest that Cliff (Richard Clifford Hartill, b1868) and Harry (John Harry Hartill, b1863) were directors of the Birmingham Syphon Company in Meriden Street, Digbeth. Though a web site cites Luke Bradley as the owner, it may be that he became the general manager, and bought out the next generation of Hartills during WWII (though interestingly there is a Luke Bradley (b1874) whose father Nehemiah (b1834) was a Soda Maker)."