Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Electric and General Industrial Trusts

From Graces Guide

c.1888 Trusts established[1]

1934 46th Ordinary General Meeting. 55.77 percent of their capital was in their industrial holdings, covering a wide range of sectors.

1936 Offered shares in Max Stone Ltd which had been formed to acquire J. and M. Stone, electrical retailers[2]

1937 Sale through the trusts of shares in British Lead Mills[3]

1937 Acquired the shares in R. B. Pullin and Co from the underwriters before they were issued to the public.[4]

1953 Private sale of debentures in Firth Cleveland which was formed to acquire Simmonds Aerocessories Ltd, British Lead Mills Ltd, the Firth Co Ltd of Warrington and Stenor Ltd. A quotation for the shares would be applied for later in the year.[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times June 1, 1934
  2. The Times Jan. 20, 1936
  3. The Times Jan. 6, 1937
  4. The Times Mar. 3, 1937
  5. The Times Aug. 5, 1953