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Ayers and Grimshaw

From Graces Guide

of Braunton Road, Barnstaple

1940 Company founded

1946 Began manufacturing tobacco machinery at the request of W. D. and H. O. Wills; successfully developed a parcelling machine based on Will's master patents.

Supplied this machine to all of Imperial Tobacco Co's branches.

1949 Imperial granted the company a licence to supply machines on the open market in any part of the world.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  • Monopolies Commission report 1961
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