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By 1949 was a subsidiary of [[W. E. Hughes and Co]]. The company was fully engaged supplying cases for the Biro Ball Pointed pen<ref>The Times, Sep 01, 1949</ref> | By 1949 was a subsidiary of [[W. E. Hughes and Co]]. The company was fully engaged supplying cases for the [[Miles Martin Pen Co|Biro Ball Pointed]] pen<ref>The Times, Sep 01, 1949</ref> | ||
1961 Manufacturers of [[Philidas]] patent self-locking nuts, anchor nuts, clinch nuts, and wheel nuts.<ref> * [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Manufacturers of [[Philidas]] patent self-locking nuts, anchor nuts, clinch nuts, and wheel nuts.<ref> * [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 3 September 2014
of Pontefract
c.1936/8[1] John Leonard King, at the age of 19, established his own business, Whitehouse Motors, in Guildford, Surrey, with finance from some local builders and helped by a Ford sub-agency.
WWII: the motor business failed but an engineering sideline, manufacturing components for aero engines, continued and expanded. King acquired some modern American machine tools through the lend-lease programme, giving the business a major advantage when the war ended.
1942 Private company.
Post WWII: Production was moved to Yorkshire, as Whitehouse Industries; King brought in skilled engineers from the Midlands to train his workforce. Produced miscellaneous products, from ballpoint pens to steel ladders
1946 Company made public.
By 1949 was a subsidiary of W. E. Hughes and Co. The company was fully engaged supplying cases for the Biro Ball Pointed pen[2]
1961 Manufacturers of Philidas patent self-locking nuts, anchor nuts, clinch nuts, and wheel nuts.[3]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Fastenings.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Jul 15, 1983
- ↑ The Times, Sep 01, 1949
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ * 1963 Motor Show
- Biography of John Leonard King, ODNB
- Obituary of Lord King, The Times, July 13, 2005