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 173,376 pages of information and 249,852 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.

General Kaputine Syndicate

From Graces Guide

of Queens Park, Manchester. Telephone: Central 4388. Cables: "Kaputine, Manchester". Alex Parsons (1929)

of Richmond Hill, Hardman Street, Hollinwood, near Oldham, Lancs. Telephone: Oldham Main 3046. Cables: "Kaputine, Oldham". (1947)

1929 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Cosmetics, Toilet Preparations, "Korine", "Sekret", "Del Vost". Blue Cross Ointments. Creams in decorated Tins. "Speardent" Dental Cream and other tube lines. "Kaputine" headache cure. "White Cross" Balsam. Carded Drugs, Oils, etc. (Stand No. M.68) [1]

1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of Packed Domestic Medicines; Ointments; Creams; Pills; Tablets; Powders; Dressings; Drugs; Insecticides; Plaisters**; Shampoo Powders; Cosmetics; Perfumes; Flavouring Essences; Colours; Disinfectants, etc. (Chemists' Supplies Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1360) [2]

1950 The General Kaputine Syndicate, Ltd., Gem Mill, Chadderton, Lancs. advertised for a Sales Manager[3]

1958 Kaputine Ltd., Alex Parsons Works, Oldham. Advertising 'Topsy Junior Aspirin' specially made for children.[4]


  • Note: **
    • Plaister - an obsolete form of plaster. [5]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1929 British Industries Fair p94
  2. 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 284; and p152
  3. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 21 February 1950
  4. Manchester Evening News - Tuesday 03 June 1958
  5. Chambers English Dictionary