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.

W. L. Ingle

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of Millshaw Leather Works, Leeds, 11. Telephone: Leeds 75261-2. Cables: "Curriers, Leeds"

  • 1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Tanners of Full Chrome Upper Leathers. Manufacturers of Chrome Box, Miners and Willow Sides. "White Rose" Waterproof Bends. East India Kips** for Shoes and Bags. "Brenda" Butts Sports Upper Leather. Vegetable Tanned Sole Leather, Chrome Velvet Splits**. (Leather Goods Section - Earls Court, 1st Floor, Stand No. 411a) [1]
  • 1958 Patent - Improvements in or relating to the treatment of hides, skins, and the like. [2]
  • 1965 Patent Application - Rotary drum apparatus for use in the treatment of hides and skins in the manufacture of leather. [3]
  • 1970s Photograph of Millshaw Leather Works. [4]


  • Note: **
    • Kip or Kipskin - leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.
    • Split - a single thickness of a split hide, having the same finish on both sides. [5]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 66; and p145
  2. [1] Wikipatents
  3. [2] Wikipatents
  4. [3] Leodis
  5. Chambers English Dictionary