Heywood, Higginbottom, Smith and Co
of Hyde Road, Manchester.
Manufacturer of Paper and Paper-Hangings.
At its zenith the firm was one of the largest, and to its competitors the most formidable in the trade, making all grades of goods, including "blocks" and hand-made "marbles." In 1859 the firm's output was so large that it paid £20,000 in paper duty and sent out three million pieces.[1]
formerly Whittaker, Higginbottom, Smith and Co
Partners included Robert Smith, Eli Higginbottom, and Isaac Higginbottom
1851 The firm obtained a Gold Medal at the Great Exhibition in London, for "Patterns whereon were printed 20 colours made by 14 rollers "
1865 Works were in Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester and they had warehouses in London, Glasgow, Dublin and Huddersfield. Their paper mill was Arden Mill in Cheshire.[2]
1865 Patent. '322. And Jabez Booth, Foreman of the Heywood, Higginbottom, Smith, and Company (Limited), Paper Staining Works, Hyde-road, in the city of Manchester, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in the manufacture of paper hangings."'[3]
1876 Issued capital reduced.[4]
1881 Exhibited at the Melbourne Exhibition
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ A History of English Wall Paper 1509-1914” by Alan Edmondson and Alan Sugden
- ↑ 1865 Slater's Directory of Manchester
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:6 June 1865 Issue:22977 Page:2915
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:21 March 1876 Issue:24307 Page:2043
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:25 October 1892 Issue:26337 Page:5967
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:1 December 1893 Issue:26463 Page:7079