Horace Cory and Co
From Graces Guide
of Hatcham Manor Works, Tustin Street, Old Kent Road, London
1828 The business was founded in Narrow Street, Limehouse.
1870s Moved to Hatcham Manor Works, Tustin Street, off the Old Kent Road.
1896 Company registered as Dr. Horace Cory & Co. Ltd,
1900 The company was registered on 18 April, to take over the business of chemical colour manufacturers of Dr. Horace Cory and Co [1]. The chairman of the new company was Charles Driscoll Tustin, a colour manufacturer.
WWI John Bryant was managing director at about the time of World War I.
Post-WWII: The firm moved to Nathan Way, Plumstead Marsh.
1960 Had sixty vats for the production of lakes and pigments
Later was partly owned by H. Kohnstamm & Co. Inc. and Britannic Assurance plc.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- Archives of the British chemical industry, 1750-1914: a handlist. By Peter J. T. Morris and Colin A. Russell. Edited by John Graham Smith. 1988.