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 167,664 pages of information and 247,074 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.

W. Pearce and Co

From Graces Guide
1919.
1919.
1922
1947.
1949.

of St. Edmund's Road, Northampton - Head Office and Works (1919)

of Billing Park, Northampton (1947)

1922 British Industries Fair Advert as Light Leather Manufacturers: Fancy Leathers; Shoe Leathers; Hat Leathers. Goat, Persian, Skivers** (all grains and finishes). High-grade Shoe Lining Leathers. Fancy Leathers for Slippers. Hat Leathers for Export. (Stand No. F.2) [1]

1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Tanners and Manufacturers of High Quality Speciality and Lining Leathers of high grade footwear Leathers. Leathers for fancy leather goods, Bookbinding and Gas Meters. producers of exclusive designs in Leather. (Leather Goods Section - Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 412e) [2]

Gas meter leathers[3]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. 1922 British Industries Fair Advert clxxv; and p61
  2. 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 360; and p212
  3. [1] Historic England