Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 145,057 pages of information and 230,710 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Pencils
From Graces Guide
of Tariff Road, Tottenham, London, N17. Telephone: Tottenham 3701. Cables: "Smoothryte, Tottenham"
1919 Company formed by John Alfred Prestwich to use new manufacturing processes designed by him
1929 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Black Lead and Coloured Crayon Pencils. (Stand No. R.21) [1]
1951 May 17th. Fire causes serious damage to their premises
1951 Became part of J. A. Prestwich Industries. The directors of the company were: John Alfred Prestwich; Edward Stuart Prestwich; Roland Dudley Prestwich; and Percy Gyllenship Langford [2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Page 134
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Jun 20, 1951