Hampton and Sons, furniture maker and retailer, of 8 Pall Mall East, London, SW1. Telephone: Whitehall 1020. Cables: "Hamitic, London"
19th and 20th century cabinet makers and antique dealers, Pall Mall East, London. [1]
1830 Business established[2]
1897 The company was registered on 15 June, to acquire the business of house furnishers, builders etc of the firm of the same name. [3]
1898 'Hampton and Sons Ltd Great Inaugural Sale, January 1898' Furniture company advert. [4]
1903 Acquired by Waring and Gillow
1927 Patent - Improvements in or relating to seats. [5]
1947 Listed Exhibitor - British Industries Fair. Manufacturers of Bedding, Bedroom Furniture and Upholstery. (Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 699) [6]
1948 Patent - Improvements connected with disappearing or concealed beds. [7]
1950 January. Auctioned furnishings and fittings from the RMS Aquitania (launched 1914, Cunard Line). [8]
1952 Undertook restoration work on Richmond Council Chamber. Furnished and decorated the new royal yacht, Britannia. [9]
1957 Acquired by Camp Bird; the estate agency chain was sold to Mr P Hampton[10], leaving the main radio/TV and furniture store in Kensington and 2 others[11]. A subsidiary (Robson and Sons of Newcastle) was sold to Maple and Co[12]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] The Arts and Crafts Home
- ↑ The Times, Apr 02, 1903
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ [2] Illustrated London News
- ↑ [3] Wikipatents
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair p128
- ↑ [4] Wikipatents
- ↑ [5] Maritime Quest
- ↑ [6] London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- ↑ The Times, 17 January 1957
- ↑ The Times, 11 November 1957
- ↑ The Times, 6 March 1957