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1890 [[Colthurst and Harding|Messrs Colthurst and Harding]] purchased the paint, colour and varnish business which had been carried on for 100 years by Pontifex and Wood<ref> The Times, Mar 26, 1890</ref> | 1890 [[Colthurst and Harding|Messrs Colthurst and Harding]] purchased the paint, colour and varnish business which had been carried on for 100 years by Pontifex and Wood<ref> The Times, Mar 26, 1890</ref> | ||
1894 An inquest found that a female worker had died of lead poisoning; there were several other cases amongst workers living on both sides of the river<ref> The Times, Jan 01, 1894</ref> | |||
1895 [[Locke, Lancaster and W. W. and R. Johnson and Sons]] acquired the business and factory of the '''Millwall Lead Co''' (formerly Pontifex and Wood). | 1895 [[Locke, Lancaster and W. W. and R. Johnson and Sons]] acquired the business and factory of the '''Millwall Lead Co''' (formerly Pontifex and Wood). | ||
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of 17 Philpot Lane, London EC and Millwall
1890 Pontifex and Wood Ltd transferred all of their white lead, colour, varnish, sheet lead and lead piping business to Millwall Lead Co Ltd [1]
1890 Messrs Colthurst and Harding purchased the paint, colour and varnish business which had been carried on for 100 years by Pontifex and Wood[2]
1894 An inquest found that a female worker had died of lead poisoning; there were several other cases amongst workers living on both sides of the river[3]
1895 Locke, Lancaster and W. W. and R. Johnson and Sons acquired the business and factory of the Millwall Lead Co (formerly Pontifex and Wood).
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