Allen and Hanburys
Allenbury's of Bethnal Green, London, E2. Telephone: Bishopsgate 3201 (12 lines). Cables: "Allen Hanburys, London". (1947). An important part of their production was special dietary products for invalids and children, including Allenburys Malted Rusks.
1715 Silvanus Bevan established Plough Court Pharmacy off Lombard Street, London; Timothy Bevan took over, after his father's retirement.
1792 William Allen became clerk.
1795 Allen was made partner. Bevan passed company to Samuel Mildred and William Allen, renamed Mildred and Allen
1797 Allen became sole owner. Luke Howard joined the company, which became known as Allen and Howard
1806 Allen and Howard separated business interests, the company renamed William Allen and Co.
1808 Daniel Hanbury joined pharmacy (sponsored by his uncle, William Allen)
1824 Daniel Hanbury and Cornelius Hanbury were taken into partnership, the name changed to Allen and Hanbury. The Hanbury family ran the firm for many generations.
1868 Daniel and Cornelius Hanbury (cousins) became the two active partners in Allen and Hanbury's (on retirement of Daniel's father).
1870s Company's main products were cod liver oil, malt products, pastilles, jujubes and milk food for infants.
1893 The company was registered on 13 December, to acquire the business of wholesale and retail chemists and manufacturers of the firm of the same name. [1]
1898 Bought the old mill to construct their Ware factory; their packaging showed views of the River Lea at Ware.
1923 The company started to manufacture insulin, and its annual turnover had reached £1 million.
1947 Listed Exhibitor British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of a complete range of Stainless Steel Surgical Instruments, Operation Tables, Hospital Sterilizers and Furniture. "Bonochord" Hearing Aids of the Deaf. Surgical Sutures. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A1032) [2]
1951 Lixen brand.
1958 Acquired by Glaxo but continued as Allen Hanburys until 1978.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair p10