Heywood, Higginbottom, Smith and Co
of Hyde Road, Manchester.
Manufacturer of Paper and Paper-Hangings.
At its zenith the firm was one of the largest, and to its competitors the most formidable in the trade, making all grades of goods, including "blocks" and hand-made "marbles." In 1859 the firm's output was so large that it paid £20,000 in paper duty and sent out three million pieces.[1]
formerly Whittaker, Higginbottom, Smith and Co
Partners included Robert Smith, Eli Higginbottom, and Isaac Higginbottom
1851 The firm obtained a Gold Medal at the Great Exhibition in London, for "Patterns whereon were printed 20 colours made by 14 rollers"
1865 Works were in Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester and they had warehouses in London, Glasgow, Dublin and Huddersfield. Their paper mill was Arden Mill in Cheshire.[2]
1865 Patent. '322. And Jabez Booth, Foreman of the Heywood, Higginbottom, Smith, and Company (Limited), Paper Staining Works, Hyde-road, in the city of Manchester, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in the manufacture of paper hangings."'[3]
1876 Issued capital reduced.[4]
1881 Exhibited at the Melbourne Exhibition
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ A History of English Wall Paper 1509-1914” by Alan Edmondson and Alan Sugden
- ↑ 1865 Slater's Directory of Manchester
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:6 June 1865 Issue:22977 Page:2915
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:21 March 1876 Issue:24307 Page:2043
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:25 October 1892 Issue:26337 Page:5967
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:1 December 1893 Issue:26463 Page:7079