Robinson and Bellville
From Graces Guide
of Red Lion Street, High Holborn, London
1823 Matthais Robinson and Co manufactured Patent Barley and Patent Groats which was sold in powder form.
By 1839 the manufacturing firm had become Robinson and Bellville .
1862 Amalgamation with Keen and Sons[1] as Keen, Robinson, Bellville and Co, producer of barley-based drink, and of mustard.
1903 Keen Robinson and Co was acquired by rival mustard-maker Colmans.
1935 Creation of barley water for the Wimbledon tennis championship - a Colman's representative created a drink to refresh and hydrate the players, by combining barley crystals with lemon juice, sugar and water.
1938 After a merger, Colmans became part of Reckitt and Colman.
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