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Rownson, Drew and Clydesdale

From Graces Guide
1913.
1921.
1951.

of 225 Upper Thames Street, London, EC

1821 Joseph Rownson and Henry Drew formed Rownson, Drew and Co.

1877 They established the Clydesdale Iron Foundry Co.

1907 Incorporated as a limited company under the name Rownson, Drew and Clydesdale Ltd.

1914 Hardware Merchants, Engineers and Athletic Goods Manufacturers. Specialities: elevators and conveyors for loading and unloading ships and other purposes (engineering department), "Gofky" and tennis goods etc. (athletic department). [1]

1960 Baker, Perkins acquired the machinery division of builders merchants Rownson, Drew and Clydesdale and renamed it Rownson (Conveyors) Ltd

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