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1896 Wallach Bros. have agency for the Stern Bros. (Hamburg) lubricants interests in Britain and the Empire. <ref> The History of the House of Sternol, Sternol London, 1936 </ref> | |||
Sternol''' of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, EC2, oil and lubricant manufacturers, refiners and distributors. | |||
1907 Sterns Ltd registered in London. | |||
1909 ''Sternol'', the "King of Lubricating Oils", <ref>The Times, Jan 11, 1911</ref> was manufactured by [[Stern Sonneborn Oil Co]] | 1909 ''Sternol'', the "King of Lubricating Oils", <ref>The Times, Jan 11, 1911</ref> was manufactured by [[Stern Sonneborn Oil Co]] | ||
1916 Manufacturing facility at Grosvenor Wharf, Millwall for "Sternol British Lubricants" | |||
1924 Note that Stern-Sonneborn Hamburg acquired by Royal Dutch-Shell, indicating Sternol's necessary severance of connection with Germany, already vitiated by the Great War. <ref> A History of the British Lubricants Industry, Hill, Merton Priory, 2018 </ref> | |||
1928 [[Sterns]] Ltd sold its oil business to a new company, [[Sternol]] Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose<ref>The Times, Jun 11, 1928</ref> | 1928 [[Sterns]] Ltd sold its oil business to a new company, [[Sternol]] Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose<ref>The Times, Jun 11, 1928</ref> | ||
1936 Northern operations based at Bradford | |||
1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | 1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]] | 1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]] | ||
1951 Northern blending (especially now for leather oils) at Station Oil Works, Keighley | |||
1960 Members of Motor Accessories Manufacturers Association (MAMA) which campaigned successfully for access for independent lubricant brands to petrol retailers forecourts. | |||
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref> | 1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref> | ||
1968 Sternol provides, in Peter George, its third President of the national trade association (now The British Lubricants Federation).<ref> British Lubricants Federation archive </ref> | |||
1973 Southern Blending plant now at Rainham, Essex. | |||
1974 Sternol acquired by French major, Elf. | |||
Revision as of 09:53, 20 June 2019
1896 Wallach Bros. have agency for the Stern Bros. (Hamburg) lubricants interests in Britain and the Empire. [1]
Sternol of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, EC2, oil and lubricant manufacturers, refiners and distributors.
1907 Sterns Ltd registered in London.
1909 Sternol, the "King of Lubricating Oils", [2] was manufactured by Stern Sonneborn Oil Co
1916 Manufacturing facility at Grosvenor Wharf, Millwall for "Sternol British Lubricants"
1924 Note that Stern-Sonneborn Hamburg acquired by Royal Dutch-Shell, indicating Sternol's necessary severance of connection with Germany, already vitiated by the Great War. [3]
1928 Sterns Ltd sold its oil business to a new company, Sternol Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose[4]
1936 Northern operations based at Bradford
1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. [5]
1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers
1951 Northern blending (especially now for leather oils) at Station Oil Works, Keighley
1960 Members of Motor Accessories Manufacturers Association (MAMA) which campaigned successfully for access for independent lubricant brands to petrol retailers forecourts.
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. [6]
1968 Sternol provides, in Peter George, its third President of the national trade association (now The British Lubricants Federation).[7]
1973 Southern Blending plant now at Rainham, Essex.
1974 Sternol acquired by French major, Elf.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The History of the House of Sternol, Sternol London, 1936
- ↑ The Times, Jan 11, 1911
- ↑ A History of the British Lubricants Industry, Hill, Merton Priory, 2018
- ↑ The Times, Jun 11, 1928
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ British Lubricants Federation archive
- AA. [1] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry