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[[image:Im1917RACHbk-Empire.jpg|thumb| 1917. ]]
[[Image:Im193308AE-Empire.jpg|thumb| August 1933. Spandit. ]]
[[Image:Im193308AE-Empire.jpg|thumb| August 1933. Spandit. ]]
[[image:ImAE19431104-EmpireRubber.jpg |thumb| November 1943]]
[[image:ImAE19431104-EmpireRubber.jpg |thumb| November 1943]]
[[image:Im194510AE-EmpireRubber.jpg|thumb| October 1945.]]
[[image:Im194510AE-EmpireRubber.jpg|thumb| October 1945.]]
[[image:Im194704AE-Empire.jpg|thumb| April 1947.]]
[[image:Im194704AE-Empire.jpg|thumb| April/May 1947.]]
[[image:Im195202AE-Empire.jpg|thumb|February 1952.]]
 
of Dunstable, Beds. Telephone: Dunstable 533. Cables: "Spandit, Souwest, London". London Office: 25 Victoria Street, SW1. Telephone: Abbey 2855. (1947)


of Works Road, Letchworth, Herts
of Works Road, Letchworth, Herts


of Dunstable, Beds. Telephone: Dunstable 533. Cables: "Spandit, Souwest, London". London Office: 25 Victoria Street, SW1. Telephone: Abbey 2855. (1947)
1927 Herbert Glencairn Wright Chichester-Miles set up a business as merchants and suppliers of rubber components to the automobile industry under the name '''Empire Rubber Company'''.  <ref>The Times May 15, 1946</ref>
 
1929 [[H. G. Miles (Holdings)|H. G. Miles]] Ltd was incorporated as a private company to acquire this business which continued to trade under the name Empire Rubber.


1937 Rubber manufacturers. "Brose" Radiator and Connector Hoses. "Spandit" Rubber Products. "Stepsure" Footboard Treads. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>
1937 Rubber manufacturers. "Brose" Radiator and Connector Hoses. "Spandit" Rubber Products. "Stepsure" Footboard Treads. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>
1938 A factory was built at Dunstable for the business.


1940 - WWII. Manufactured service respirators, lines of communication, helmet protectors and earplugs. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/62/a3683162.shtml] BBC Home - WW2 People's War: Memories of Evacuee Life</ref>
1940 - WWII. Manufactured service respirators, lines of communication, helmet protectors and earplugs. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/62/a3683162.shtml] BBC Home - WW2 People's War: Memories of Evacuee Life</ref>


1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of "Spandit" Range of Rubber Articles including "Spandit" Carrier Cash Mats, Typewriter Mats, Sundry Lines for Stationery and Allied Trades. (Olympia, 1st Floor, Stand No. G.2089) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] p95</ref>  
1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of "Spandit" Range of Rubber Articles including "Spandit" Carrier Cash Mats, Typewriter Mats, Sundry Lines for Stationery and Allied Trades. (Olympia, 1st Floor, Stand No. G.2089) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] p95</ref>  
1967 Proprietors were [[H. G. Miles (Holdings)|H. G. Miles]]<ref>The Times May 31, 1967</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:49, 28 March 2025

August 1933. Spandit.
November 1943
October 1945.
April/May 1947.
February 1952.

of Dunstable, Beds. Telephone: Dunstable 533. Cables: "Spandit, Souwest, London". London Office: 25 Victoria Street, SW1. Telephone: Abbey 2855. (1947)

of Works Road, Letchworth, Herts

1927 Herbert Glencairn Wright Chichester-Miles set up a business as merchants and suppliers of rubber components to the automobile industry under the name Empire Rubber Company. [1]

1929 H. G. Miles Ltd was incorporated as a private company to acquire this business which continued to trade under the name Empire Rubber.

1937 Rubber manufacturers. "Brose" Radiator and Connector Hoses. "Spandit" Rubber Products. "Stepsure" Footboard Treads. [2]

1938 A factory was built at Dunstable for the business.

1940 - WWII. Manufactured service respirators, lines of communication, helmet protectors and earplugs. [3]

1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of "Spandit" Range of Rubber Articles including "Spandit" Carrier Cash Mats, Typewriter Mats, Sundry Lines for Stationery and Allied Trades. (Olympia, 1st Floor, Stand No. G.2089) [4]

1967 Proprietors were H. G. Miles[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times May 15, 1946
  2. 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  3. [1] BBC Home - WW2 People's War: Memories of Evacuee Life
  4. 1947 British Industries Fair p95
  5. The Times May 31, 1967