D. Matthew and Son
From Graces Guide
of Tottenham, Middlesex.
- 1773 James Smith started a small business as a brush manufacturer and wood turner in Fish Hill, London.
- 1807 This was taken over by H and J. Matthew, who moved the business to larger premises in Upper Thames Street, London.
- The business continued in the Matthew family:
- John from 1814 to 1823
- David and Henry from 1823 to 1842
- Matthew Brothers and Borer from 1842 to 1849
- David from 1849 to 1870
- D. Matthew and Son from 1870 to 1910.
- 1910 The firm became a limited company, D. Matthew and Son Ltd, and set up a larger brush factory in Tottenham, Middlesex.
- 1920 The company amalgamated with S. D. Page and Sons of Wymondham, Norfolk, to form the Briton Brush Co at the Page factory in Lady's Lane. [1]