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 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 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.

Reads

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1949.

Maker of tins and metal drums, of Liverpool

  • 1869 Company founded.
  • 1909 Private company.
  • 1953 Company made public.
  • By 1960 Courtaulds had acquired Reads as part of its strategy to expand its experience in packaging[1].
  • 1961 Manufacturers of steel kegs, drums and boxes, including cans for processed beer and food. 1,700 employees. [2]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 21 July 1960
  2. 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE