Damard Lacquer Co Ltd

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  • Chemical production Plastic production

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Traced origins to 1910 when established by (Sir) James Swinburne, 1858-1958, a businessman and industrial chemist, to make a synthetic lacquer which he had invented for metal coating, strengthening brake linings, etc. 1927 merged with Mouldensite Ltd, Darley Dale, and Redmanol Chemical Products Co Ltd, London, to form Bakelite Ltd

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