Herbert Ashman and Co
of 1-5 Broadmead, Bristol
Leather merchants, specialising in American leather.
1874 Established by R. H. Ashman and Herbert Ashman.
1909 Incorporated as a private limited company.
1914 Leather Merchants (English and American), 1-5, Broadmead, Bristol. Directors: Sir Herbert Ashman, Bart., J.P. (Governing Director), Frederick Herbert Ashman, William Leonard Olive, William Edwin Prout, and Percy W. G. Sargent, F.R.C.S. Registered Office: 5, Broadmead, Bristol. Branches: 27A, Belvoir Street, Leicester; and Dalkeith Place, Kettering. Business: Leather Merchants, Specialise in American Leather.
1934 The company announced its merger with another Bristol leather firm, Lindrea and Co, with Mr. L. Ashman Olive accepting an offer to join the board of the latter company. The merger became effective from 1st January 1935.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Western Daily Press 20 December 1934