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1869 [[Daniel Spill]] formed the Xylonite Co. Ltd in the premises used by the earlier [[Parkesine Co|Parkesine Co. Ltd]] in Hackney Wick. Other partners included [[W. C. Barnes]], a prominent east London chemical manufacturer. | 1869 [[Daniel Spill]] formed the Xylonite Co. Ltd in the premises used by the earlier [[Parkesine Co|Parkesine Co. Ltd]] in Hackney Wick. Other partners included [[W. C. Barnes]], a prominent east London chemical manufacturer. | ||
1872 [[Xylonite Co]]. Resolution to wind the company up.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23825/page/479 The London Gazette Publication date:6 February 1872 Issue:23825 Page:479]</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24153/page/5576 The London Gazette Publication date:20 November 1874 Issue:24153 Page:5576]</ref> | |||
1874 The firm was liquidated. | 1874 The firm was liquidated. |
Latest revision as of 11:15, 2 September 2017
1869 Daniel Spill formed the Xylonite Co. Ltd in the premises used by the earlier Parkesine Co. Ltd in Hackney Wick. Other partners included W. C. Barnes, a prominent east London chemical manufacturer.
1872 Xylonite Co. Resolution to wind the company up.[1][2]
1874 The firm was liquidated.
Spill moved to a new site in Homerton and set up his own company, Daniel Spill and Co. Ltd, which in 1877 became the British Xylonite Co. Ltd.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Archives of the British chemical industry, 1750-1914: a handlist. By Peter J. T. Morris and Colin A. Russell. Edited by John Graham Smith. 1988.