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1897 The company was registered on 21 July, to take over the business of a company of the same name, manufacturers of soaps etc. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1897 The company was registered on 21 July, to take over the business of a company of the same name, manufacturers of soaps etc. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
1912 The company was taken over by [[Lever Brothers]] | |||
1914 Soap and candle makers, refiners of edible oils. Specialities: household soaps, candles, Puritan olive oil soap, Fripp's olive oil soap. Employees 120. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Soap and candle makers, refiners of edible oils. Specialities: household soaps, candles, Puritan olive oil soap, Fripp's olive oil soap. Employees 120. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
The | 1954 The factory closed<ref>'Bristol at Work' by John Penny, Breedon Books, 2005</ref> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Revision as of 14:03, 12 September 2013


of Broad Plain Soap and Candle Works, Bristol
1743 Company established. [1]
1897 The company was registered on 21 July, to take over the business of a company of the same name, manufacturers of soaps etc. [2]
1912 The company was taken over by Lever Brothers
1914 Soap and candle makers, refiners of edible oils. Specialities: household soaps, candles, Puritan olive oil soap, Fripp's olive oil soap. Employees 120. [3]
1954 The factory closed[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The History of Unilever by Charles Wilson. Published 1954 by Cassell and Co
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 'Bristol at Work' by John Penny, Breedon Books, 2005