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Brooks, Thomas & Co.
Brooks, Thomas & Co. is a supplier of builder's materials in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was established by Thomas Brooks in 1823 and went on to become the largest company of its kind in Ireland. By...
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McVitie & Price Ltd. / United Biscuits Ltd.
In 1830 Robert McVitie and his father William opened a bakery in Rose Street, Edinburgh. Robert's baking was so popular that he soon managed to open more shops and expand the business. Mc Vitie sent...
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P. Henderson & Co.
P. Henderson & Co. was a shipping company in Glasgow founded by Patrick Henderson, when he and his brothers bought their first ship the Peter Senn.Patrick died in 1841 and the company was continued...
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B O A C (British Overseas Airways Corporation)
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1940 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. On 1stApril 1940 BOAC started operations as a...
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The Leigh Mills Co. Ld.
In 1863 the North Warwickshire Worsted & Woollen Spinning & Weaving Co. Ltd. was established in Coventry under the chairmanship of Lord Leigh, with the aim of introducing cloth weaving to the...
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Martins Bank Limited
Martin's Bank was a private bank in Lombard Street, London. It is believed that an English merchant and financier called Thomas Gresham founded the bank in 1563. The premises were originally an inn...
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Chocolat Tobler Limited
In the 1870s Jean Tobler was the owner of a confectionery shop in Berne, Switzerland, producing chocolate confectionery from products supplied by other manufacturers. The popularity and increasing...
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Palmer & Co.
Palmer & Co. were candle manufacturers and oil merchants based at the Victoria Oil & Candle Works in Stratford, east London. The company was noted for its Venuscandles and candle lamps. The...
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Holland & Sherry
In 1836 Stephen George Holland and Frederick Sherry established a business as woollen merchants at 10 Old Bond Street, London, specialising in both woollen and silk cloths. In 1886 Holland & Sherry...
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A. Cowan & Sons
In 1779 Charles Cowan purchased the paper mill at Penicuik, in the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh, renamed it Valleyfield, and converted it to the production of white paper. In 1796 Charles's son...
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G. & A. Worms
George de Worms was an Austrian aristocrat who, following his education at the University of London, headed the family firm G. & A. Worms, a stockbroking company in the City. Worms held a number of...
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The Canada Life Assurance Company
The Canada Life Assurance Company was established by a Canadian banker called Hugh C. Baker in Hamilton, Ontario in 1846, making it the first life insurance company in Canada. While Canada had a...
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H. Holdron Ltd.
H. Holdron Ltd. was a department store at Rye Lane, Peckham, in south-east London from 1882 to 1949. Rye Lane was a major shopping centre in south London and was called “London's Golden Mile” and “the...
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Findlater, Mackie & Co. Ltd.
In 1823 a Scotsman named Alexander Findlater established a company in Dublin as a whisky merchant. Findlater initially traded as The Irish & Scotch Whisky Stores then soon after as Alexander...
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Davy, Yates & Routledge / Davy, Hill & Co.
In 1896 two wholesale chemist companies called Arthur S. Hill & Sons and Davy, Yates & Routledge merged to form Davy, Hill & Co. In 1909 Davy, Hill & Co. merged...
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Wright & Butler
Wright & Butler were manufacturers of oil lamps and oil cooking stoves in Birmingham from at least the 1860s. By 1885 the business had been incorporated as a limited liability company. In 1912...
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M. E. P. C. (Metropolitan Estate & Property Corporation)
MEPC is the second-largest property investment and development company in the UK. The business was founded by Claude Moss Leigh, a pioneer of social housing in the UK, who in 1929 established the...
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Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co.
Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. was a company of porcelain and earthenware manufacturers at the Cauldon Works, Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent, from 1862 until 1904.The origins of the company can be traced...
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Newberry, Blake, & Hatcher
The only information I could find on this company has come from the invoice pictured below. In 1863 Newberry, Blake & Hatcher were a firm of linen drapers, silk mercers and haberdashers. The...
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Royal Exchange Assurance
Royal Exchange Assurance was founded in London in 1720 and was one of the first two insurance companies in Britain to receive legal status via Royal Charter. The company was originally established to...
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