Roberts Bros (Glevum Games) - Games Manufacturer

Game Maker Notes Name Roberts Bros (Glevum Games) Brief Description H O Roberts began copyrighting games for others to make in 1890. Major manufacturers based in Gloucester until closure in 1956. Principal Maker Y Copyright Registrations in this name 55 Other Registrations 6 registrations 20/08/1903 Piladex Trademark c1908 Tiny Tots Trademark c1908 Tiny Tots Trademark c1933 Glevum Series Trademark c1909 Tipplee-Web Trademark 12/12/1895 Game played with board and pieces Patent Adverts 1 adverts 1901 Parlour Tennis for the Table Examples 109 examples See other entries under Glevum. Published anonymously at first showing just "British Manufacture". Trade requirements meant "Made in England" added to this c1914. Later added trade name "Glevum Series". As the trade grew the company name was changed to The Glevum Games Co. A trade mark for "Glevum Series" was registered in the early 1930's and later changed to "Glevum Games". Later the factory was taken over for war effort and never recovered. Sold to Chad Valley 1954. Closed 1956. Took over some games from Woolley when Woolley ceased trading c1905. See comprehensive reference book Games Makers to the Empire, pub Heritage Matters 2013 by Malcolm Watkins.