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James Dyson and Co

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of Atlas Soap and Oil Works, Elland, Leeds

c.1876 Founded by Samuel Dyson

1889 'Mermaid Soap, toilet and household soaps, dry soap, laundry blues, and black lead'.[1]

1917 Acquired by Thomas Hedley and Co

1919 Address is now shown as James Dyson and Co, Marmion Soap Works, Wath-on-Deane.[2]

1920 Address is now shown as James Dyson and Co, 1 St Peter's Street, Huddersfield. Stanley's Naptha Soap.[3]

1924 Serious fire at Elland works. Sixty persons out of work.[4] Remains of site and buildings offered for sale. Production concentrated at Wath-on-Deane.

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ York Herald - Tuesday 06 August 1889
  2. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 03 October 1919
  3. ↑ Lancashire Evening Post - Wednesday 24 March 1920
  4. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 07 July 1924
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