Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Thompson and Norris Manufacturing Co

From Graces Guide
March 1946.
July 1953.
1954.

of Warple Way, Acton Vale, London, W3. (1922)

of Great Western Road, Brentford, Middx. Telephone: Ealing 4555 (5 lines). Cables: "Corrucases, Brentford." Factories at Brentford, Middx; Hayes, Middx; Histon, Cambs; Shirley, Birmingham; Corstophine, Edinburgh. (1947)

1894 The first company in the UK to make corrugated cases, at a factory in Islington[1].

1919 Patent - Improvements in or relating to boxes. [2]

1922 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Corrugated Fibreboard Containers; Corrugated Paper and Corrugated Boards for packing purposes, etc., rolls, sheet, cartons; all colours and grades. (Stand Nos. K.101 and K.137) [3]

1935 Patent - Improvements in or relating to packing cases or the like. [4]

1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Corrugated Paper and Board of Every Description, Corrugated Fibreboard Containers, Boxes and All Kinds of Corrugated Paper Packings. (Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 627) [5]

1954 Became part of the Reed Group[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Jul 05, 1955
  2. [1] Wikipatents
  3. 1922 British Industries Fair p79
  4. [2] Wikipatents
  5. 1947 British Industries Fair p274
  6. The Times, Jul 20, 1954