H. R. Baines and Co
of Tallis Street, E.C.
1869 The company was registered to publish The Graphic
Later it owned The Graphic, The Daily Graphic and The Bystander.
1875 'The Third Annual Dinner of the employees of Messrs. H. R. Baines and Co. (Limited), proprietors of The Graphic, took place at the Prince of Wales Hotel, East Moulsey. . . the chair was Arthur Locker, the editor.[1]
1876 'The Fourth Annual Dinner of the employees of Messrs. H. R. Baines and Co. (Limited), proprietors of The Graphic, took place at the Crown Hotel, Broxbourne, Herts. . . The chair was Nathaniel Cooke.'[2]
1885 Gold medal for invention of improved printing machinery
1903 Share issue. Directors are Augustus Helder M.P., Harvey Thomas and George Holt Thomas. It owns colour printing works in Reading. [3]
1908 Directors: C. Thomas (Chairman), I. Davis. A. C. Hunter, J. I. Leighton, and A. Lupton. Secretary: F. M. Ancell.
1914 Publishers of "The Graphic," "The Daily Graphic," and "The Bystander," "The Graphic" Offices, Tallis House, Whitefriars, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Incorporated July 23rd, 1869, under the Companies Act, 1862. "The Graphic" (1869) and "The Daily Graphic" (1890) were promoted by the late William Luson Thomas, R.I. Present Directors: William Carmichael Thomas (Chairman), Israel Davis, Alfred Curling Hunter, Alan Lupton, J. S. Wood. Premises: Extensive Offices and Works in Tallis Street; Fine Art Galleries at 190, Strand, W.C., and 35, Rue Lafayette, Paris. Large number of persons employed in the various departments. Business: Publication of the above-named well-known journals.
1921 H. R. Baines and Co., Ltd., proprietors of the Daily Graphic, London.[4]
1926 Appears to have ceased trading