E. W. Bliss Co
From Graces Guide
of Derby.
Presumably established as the British subsidiary of the E W Bliss Co of Brooklyn, N.Y., USA.
of 8 Pocock Street, Blackfriars Road, London, SE1. (1938) Also: Norwich Union Chambers, Congreve Street, Birmingham. Telephone: Waterloo 6151. Telegraphic Address: "Blissdon, Sedist, London"
1867 Company founded in the USA.
1937 British Industries Fair Advert for Power Presses, Automatic Feeds, Automatic Presses, Thread Rolling Machinery. (Engineering/Metals/Quarry, Roads and Mining/Transport Section - Stand No. D.519)
1940 Can making machinery.
1940 Private company.
1961 Manufacturers of power presses and canning machines. 460 employees.[1]
1981 Was part of Gulf and Western Industries.[2]
See Also
- 1922 Who's Who In Engineering: Company B
- 1937 British Industries Fair
- 1938 Ironmonger Diary and Hardware Buyers Guide: Companies B
- 1950 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
- 1952 International Machine Tool Exhibition
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- E. W. Bliss (England)
- Gulf and Western Industries
- The Engineer 1908/06/19
- The Engineer 1947 Jan-Jun: Index
- The Engineer 1948 Jul-Dec: Index
- The Engineer 1952/09/12 Supplement
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Engineer 1981/06/18
- 1937 British Industries Fair Advert p602; and p336
- Mechanical World Year Book 1940. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p79
- AA. [1] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry