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1889 | 1889 Founded in Chelsea, Massachusetts as a manufacturer of shoe polish dyes and adhesives. The company became part of the [[United Shoe Machinery Corporation]] and established branches worldwide, including a British subsidiary in Leicester. | ||
1930 Amalgamated its British subsidiary with the inks and stains business previously carried out by the [[Gimson Shoe Machinery Co]].<ref>Leicester Evening Mail - 23 October 1930</ref> | 1930 Amalgamated its British subsidiary with the inks and stains business previously carried out by the [[Gimson Shoe Machinery Co]].<ref>Leicester Evening Mail - 23 October 1930</ref> | ||
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of Ulverscroft Works, Ulverscroft Road, Leicester.
1889 Founded in Chelsea, Massachusetts as a manufacturer of shoe polish dyes and adhesives. The company became part of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation and established branches worldwide, including a British subsidiary in Leicester.
1930 Amalgamated its British subsidiary with the inks and stains business previously carried out by the Gimson Shoe Machinery Co.[1]
1933 Took over the Ulverscroft Works, formerly occupied by the Gimson Shoe Machinery Co.[2]
1937 Manufacturers of Bostik universal adhesives. Bostik Universal Adhesives and Sealing Compounds. [3]
1937 Changed its name to the B. B. Chemical Co.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Leicester Evening Mail - 23 October 1930
- ↑ Leicester Evening Mail - 17 November 1933
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries