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 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Robinson and Sons

From Graces Guide
1882.
1882.
1884.
1891.
July 1954.
December 1954.
Letter Head.
Paddi-Pads.

of Wheat Bridge Mills, Chesterfield, makers of Surgical Dressings and Sanitary Towels; Lithographers and Printers of Cardboard Boxes; textile and packaging manufacturers.

1839 Business established by John Bradbury Robinson.

Makers of the Southall's Sanitary Towels until 1897

1897 Started to manufacture Mena Sanitary Towels.

1893 Incorporated as a Limited Company

By 1914 were manufacturers of Surgical Dressings, &c. Directors: Charles Portland Robinson, William Bradbury Robinson, Charles William Robinson, John Bradbury Robinson.

1941 Acquired J. J. Blow.[1]

By 1950s Mene and Menex sanitary towels.

1950s Products were surgical dressings, absorbent paper and cardboard boxes.

1959 Acquired Edward Taylor.[1]


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