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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

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From Graces Guide

of Alum Works, Alexandra Road, Hounslow, Middx. Telephone: Hounslow 1942. Cables: "Alum, Hounslow"

  • 1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of "655" Brand Antiseptic Shaving Blocks, "655" Brand Alum Blocks (Round), "655" Brand Astringent Lotion, "655" Brand Bay Rhum. (Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1354) [1]


  • Note: **
    • Bay Rum or Bay Rhum - an aromatic liquid prepared from the leaves of Pimenta acris used medicinally and cosmetically. [2]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1947 British Industries Fair p215
  2. Chambers English Dictionary