of 25-37 Hackney Road Works, London, EC2. Telephone: Bishopsgate 1531-32. Cables: "Symmetry, London". Also at Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow.
1869 Company established.
1907 Incorporated as a limited company 5 April.
1914 Manufacturers of stay busks, bodice steels, hose supporters and tailors' and other tape measures. Specialities: "H. W. Velvet Grip" hose supporters and Boston garters, "Hovens Clip" hose supporters, Gair's blouse and skirt grips, Dean's tailors' tape measures, Bedington's surveyors and builders' tape measures. [1]
1929 Advert for The 'Boston Garter' for Men's Wear. Also Stocking Supporters, 'Betty' Garters and Tape Measures. Manufacturers of Men's Garters and Sleeve supporters; Women's and children's Stocking supporters; Dressmakers, Tailors' and Surveyors' Measuring Tapes; Infants Nursery Boots and Shoes; Shoe Trees and Metal Smallwares, etc. (Textiles and Clothing Section - Stand No. S.60) [2]
1964 Patent - Electroplating test equipment.
1972 Patent - Buckle for use with safety belts and harnesses such as are used on road vehicles and aircraft.
1974 Patent - Safety belt buckle.
1986 Owned by Ofrex. Sold the assets of the Dean Tape Measures division to Rabone Chesterman[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Advert 206 and p83
- ↑ The Times, March 12, 1986