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1931 Commenced manufacture of ferrocyanide blue pigments. | 1931 Commenced manufacture of ferrocyanide blue pigments. | ||
1947 Converted into a Public Limited Company. | 1947 Converted into a Public Limited Company.<ref>The Times, June 9, 1947</ref> | ||
1961 Acquired by [[Borax Consolidated|Borax]].<ref> The Times, Feb 24, 1961</ref> | 1961 Acquired by [[Borax Consolidated|Borax]].<ref> The Times, Feb 24, 1961</ref> | ||
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of Manox House, Coleshill Street, Miles Platting, Manchester.
1882 Alfred George Perkin, younger son of William Henry Perkin became chemist at the alizarin works of Hardman and Holden in Manchester.
1888 Perkin became manager of the works.
1892 Incorporated as a Limited Company to acquire the business of tar distillers and chemical manufacturers carried on in partnership by Josiah Hardman and John James Holden.
1897 Acquired the Manchester Oxide Co.
1908 Converted to a Private Company.
1929 Tar distilling business disposed of.
1931 Commenced manufacture of ferrocyanide blue pigments.
1947 Converted into a Public Limited Company.[1]
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