Dental Manufacturing Co
of Alston House, Newman Street, London, W.(1914), manufacturer of artificial teeth, dental rubbers, dental chairs, vulcanizers' instruments and dentists' requisites.
of Golden Square, London (1970)
1874 Incorporated as a limited company
1890s L. Gardner and Sons made dentists' chairs for the company; some were raised hydraulically, and some by rack and pinion; 106 were made in three years.
1914 About 700 employees
1949 75th AGM; chairman was Frank Hawtin; Blackpool factory was fully utilized; amalgamation with Anglo-American Dental Corporation by purchase - maker of acrylic teeth [1]
c.1957 May have acquired Richard Sizer about now or later[2]
1959 Acquired Staines Kitchen Equipment Co[3]
1960 Acquired Northfleet Industrial Holdings[4]
1968 Sold dental division to A. D. International. Name changed to Hawtin Industries [5]