A. Boake, Roberts and Co

1922

1922

of Virgemount Works, Carpenters Road, Stratford, London (1908)

of Stratford, London, E15. (Works and Offices). Telephone: East 2225/6/7. Cable Address: "Boake, London". (1922)

of Carpenters Road, Stratford, London, E15. (1929)

of Abrac Works, Stratford, London, E15. (1947)

• 1845 Arthur Boake was born in Ireland. He died in 1925.

• 1869 Boake travelled from Dublin to London and founded A. Boake and Co to produce brewing chemicals (originally bisulphite of lime as a preservative). Arthur Boake came up with a product for clarifying wine, which he sold successfully in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and Hungary.

• 1876 Francis George Adair Roberts joined Boake in partnership.

• 1888 The business became A. Boake, Roberts and Co.

• 1897 The business was incorporated as a limited liability company and began to manufacture flavouring essences and essential oils. The company was registered on 4 May to take over the business of manufacturing chemists of the firm of the same name.

• c1900 The headquarters moved to Carpenters Road, Stratford.

• 1922 British Industries Fair Advert (double paged) as Compounders of Fruit Essences and Flavouring Essences of all kinds: Trufruit Extracts; Mineral Water Essences; Confectionery Essences; Non-alcoholic Essences; Abrac Flavours; Fruit Wine Essences; Liqueur Flavours. Special Chemicals for: Perfumery; Confectionery; Brewing; Mineral Waters; Sugar; Varnishes. Also as Manufacturers of: Fine and Heavy Chemicals; Intermediates; Solvents; etc., and as Distillers of Essential Oils; Terpeneless Oils and Sesquiterpeneless Oils. (Stand Nos. A.40 and A.52)

• 1929 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of: Fine, Technical and Pharmaceutical Chemicals; Solvents; Plasticisers; Intermediates; Phosphates; Sulphur Dioxide; Sulphites; Ester Gum; Preservatives; Brewing and Wine Specialities; Food Colours; Essential and Terpeneless Oils; Compounded Perfumes; Flavouring Essences. (Stand Nos. K.81 and K.86)

• 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of: Solvents; Plasticisers; Metallic Soaps; Driers; Ester Gums; Perfumery Chemicals; Synthetics; Isolates; Essential Oils; Terpeneless Oils; Compound Perfumes; Flavourings; Food Colours; Preservatives; Emulsifying Agents; Saponines; Monostyrene; Phosphates; Sulphites; Sulphur Dioxide; Intermediates. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1054)
• Also as Manufacturers of: Flavours for every purpose including the unique "Drydex" series of Powdered Foodstuffs; "Olio" Fat; Soluble Flavours; "Abracol" Emulsifiers for Foodstuffs; Headings; Preservatives; Caramel and other Harmless Colourings; Aldone Flavour Bases. (Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 741)

• 1940s-1950s Factories were established at Walthamstow, Waltham Forest, London; Rainham, Havering; Letchworth, Hertfordshire; and Widnes, Halton.

• 1966 Stafford Allen and Sons, W. J. Bush and Co, and A. Boake, Roberts and Co all joined forces to become Bush Boake Allen.

See Also

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Sources of Information

• [1] The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide