Acme Chemical Co
From GracesGuide
of Tonbridge, Kent (1922)
of Bedfont Road, Stanwell, Middlesex. Telephone: Ashford, Middlesex 2281-2-3. Cables: "Acme, Staines". Proprietors: Acme (Sales) (1947)
- 1922 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Arsenite of Soda, Arsenite of Lead, Arsenical Cattle Dip, Weed Killer, White Ant Poison, Fruit Tree Washes, Carbolised Wheat Dressing, Quassia Chips, Logwood Chips. (Stand No. A.60) [1]
- 1947 British Industries Fair Advert for Patent Powder Blower fighting pests and disease. Manufacturers of Insecticides, including White Ant Poison, Activated D.D.T., Quassia**, etc. Fertilisers, Weed Killers; also the "Acme" Patent Powder Blower for distributing all finely ground powders. (Chemicals Section - Olympia, 1st Floor, Stand No. A.1126) [2]
- Note: **
- Quassia - Any of a group of tropical American trees with bitter bark and wood. The heartwood of Q. amara is a source of quassiin, an infusion of which was formerly used as a tonic; it is now used in insecticides. (Genus Quassia, family Simaroubaceae) [3]
[edit] Sources of Information
- ↑ 1922 British Industries Fair p2
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 193; and p5
- ↑ [1] tiscali.reference
