Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 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.

William Rhodes

From Graces Guide
1922
January 1929.
April 1933. The Bedding House of Rhodes.
April 1935.
March 1939.
1947.
March 1949.
1949.

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February 1954.

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September 1954.
March 1955.

of Carlton Cross Mills, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. Also Nottingham. (1922)

Ditto Leeds Address. Telephone: Leeds 28551. Cables: "Somnus". Also at Wells Road, Nottingham, and Hodge Lane, Salford. (1947)

Flock manufacturers.

1922 Advert as Makers of the Somnus Mattress, Hair, Wool, Kapoc and Feather Bedding. Also Manufacturers of Mattress and Bed Wools, Kapoc, Feather Purifier and all that goes to make the Bed. (Stand No. C.4) [1]

1947 Advert for Somnus Bedding. Also Somnus and Rhodosteel products for home, hotel, hospital or ship. Mattresses, Bolsters, Pillows, Ships' Berths, Tubular Steel Bedsteads, Coil Spring and Mesh Mattresses. Also Somnus and Rhodosteel products for home, hotel, hospital or ship. All kinds of Sleep Equipment except Bed Clothing. (Furniture Section) [2]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1922 British Industries Fair Advert clxxxiii; and p66
  2. 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 46; and p232