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of Netherfield, Kendal | of Netherfield, Kendal, Makers of '''K Shoes'''. | ||
1842 '''Robert Miller Somervell''' opened a "Shoemaking Accessories Merchant and Leather Factor" business. | |||
1845 The company moved to Netherfield in Kendal. | |||
1848 The company became '''Somervell Brothers''', a partnership between brothers '''Robert''' and '''John Somervell'''. | |||
1865 The company, now a manufacturer of shoes, began to use its "K" logo. | |||
c1900 The '''Somervell''' brothers died, the company was by this time manufacturing 175,000 pairs of shoes a year. | |||
1920 A new factory was built in Lancaster. | |||
1949 Company becomes '''K Shoes Ltd'''. | |||
1953 Acquired the footwear manufacturing subsidiary of [[W. Abbott and Sons]]<ref>The Times Apr. 30, 1953</ref> | |||
1981 Company merged with [[Clarks Shoes]]. | |||
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* Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5 | * Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5 | ||
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[[Category: Footwear]] | [[Category: Footwear]] | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 25 October 2022
of Netherfield, Kendal, Makers of K Shoes.
1842 Robert Miller Somervell opened a "Shoemaking Accessories Merchant and Leather Factor" business.
1845 The company moved to Netherfield in Kendal.
1848 The company became Somervell Brothers, a partnership between brothers Robert and John Somervell.
1865 The company, now a manufacturer of shoes, began to use its "K" logo.
c1900 The Somervell brothers died, the company was by this time manufacturing 175,000 pairs of shoes a year.
1920 A new factory was built in Lancaster.
1949 Company becomes K Shoes Ltd.
1953 Acquired the footwear manufacturing subsidiary of W. Abbott and Sons[1]
1981 Company merged with Clarks Shoes.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Apr. 30, 1953
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5