Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1915 The London Rubber Company was founded by Lionel Alfred Jackson to sell barbers' sundries, including sheaths[1]
1932 Established a factory in Hackney to manufacture sheaths but continued to sell imported sheaths as well. It was also a distributor of rubber gloves and hot water bottles.
1934 Elarco Limited was formed as a private company to acquire the business of the London Rubber Company.
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