Warren's Blacking
Other Business Names:
- Warren, Jonathan
- Woodd, Edward
- Warren, Thomas
- Lamerte, George
- Chiswick Polish Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Cleaning preparations production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1798 when established by Jonathan Warren, d1825, in central London as a shoe blacking (ie shoe polish) making business. 1822 joined as partner by Edward Woodd (sic). Emerged as a significant business, its rivals being Thomas and Jonathan Warren and George Lamerte with whom legal cases were fought. Warren's Blacking subsequently connected with Chiswick Polish Co Ltd, established in 1913, then makers of Cherry Blossom shoe polish. Charles Dickens was briefly employed as a boy at Warren's Blacking
Publications:
- Charles Dickens and the Blacking Factory by Allen, Michael
- In the blacking warehouse by Carlton, William J
- New light on Dickens and the blacking factory by Allen, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Warren, Jonathan
- Woodd, Edward
- Warren, Thomas
- Lamerte, George
- Chiswick Polish Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Cleaning preparations production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1798 when established by Jonathan Warren, d1825, in central London as a shoe blacking (ie shoe polish) making business. 1822 joined as partner by Edward Woodd (sic). Emerged as a significant business, its rivals being Thomas and Jonathan Warren and George Lamerte with whom legal cases were fought. Warren's Blacking subsequently connected with Chiswick Polish Co Ltd, established in 1913, then makers of Cherry Blossom shoe polish. Charles Dickens was briefly employed as a boy at Warren's BlackingPublications:
- Charles Dickens and the Blacking Factory by Allen, Michael
- In the blacking warehouse by Carlton, William J
- New light on Dickens and the blacking factory by Allen, Michael