Latest archived mark · 2021
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Latest archived mark · 2019
Chater-Lea
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | BSA | Chater-Lea |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1861 | 1890 |
| Founder | Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association gunsmiths | William Chater Lea |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK |
| Name origin | BSA stands for Birmingham Small Arms. The company was formed in June 1861 by fourteen members of the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association to make guns by machinery. | The firm carries the name of its founder, William Chater Lea. The hyphenated form Chater-Lea was adopted by the company in the 1920s for aesthetic reasons, according to Wikipedia. |
| Highlights | Gold Star, Bantam, Lightning, Rocket 3 | — |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 2021 | 2017 |
| Latest archived logo | 2021 | 2019 |
| Archived logo assets | 2 | 2 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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