Pigou, Wilks and Laurence
From Graces Guide
of Dartford, Kent
1732 A gunpowder factory was founded at Dartford by Pyke and Edsall.
1778 Following the bankruptcy of Edsall the factoruy was sold to Frederick Pigou and M. P. Andrews
Early 19th century the Dartford factory was being run by Pigou and Wilks.
The firm amalgamated with Charles Laurence and Son of Battle becoming Pigou, Wilks and Laurence.
1898 Curtis's and Harvey was incorporated to take over the businesses of certain firms and companies manufacturing black and smokeless military and blasting powders, including Curtis's and Harvey, John Hall and Son, Pigou, Wilks and Laurence. [1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- 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