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.

R. Tyzack

From Graces Guide

R. Tyzack Ltd, of Slater Street, High Wycombe

1839 Henry Tyzack moved his sawmaking business from Sheffield to Old Street, Shoreditch

1869 Tyzack moved again to High Wycombe.

1905 Company established

1907 Set up furniture factory. Made quality dining chairs, upholstered goods, occasional tables.

WWI Government orders; aircraft parts

1920 Incorporated as limited company making office furniture

Post WWII contract work for Government departments.

1950s bought Slater Street Methodist Ch.

1966 Taken over; made "antiqued" furniture.


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Sources of Information

  • Furniture making in Wycombe [1]