Dryad Metal Works
Other Business Names:
- Dryad Furniture
- Peach, Harry
- Pick, William
- Dryad Handicrafts
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
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Professional services
Training & other education services
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Wooden furniture production inc upholstery, mattress, mirror, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 when Dryad Furniture was established by Harry Peach, 1874-1936, to make cane furniture using arts and crafts design and traditional Leicestershire basket making skills. By 1911 employing 50 workers. In 1912, with William Pick, Peach established Dryad Metal Works, a sister business with a similar ethos. 1914-18 established another offshoot, Dryad Handicrafts, to market/sell materials for and training in the skilled production of handicraft goods. After 1936 businesses carried forward for several years by Peach's sons. Peach also sometime Chairman of Design & Industries Association (DIA)
Publications:
- Harry Peach. Dryad and the DIA by Kirkham, Pat
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dryad Furniture
- Peach, Harry
- Pick, William
- Dryad Handicrafts
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
- Professional services Training & other education services
- Luxury / consumer goods production Wooden furniture production inc upholstery, mattress, mirror, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 when Dryad Furniture was established by Harry Peach, 1874-1936, to make cane furniture using arts and crafts design and traditional Leicestershire basket making skills. By 1911 employing 50 workers. In 1912, with William Pick, Peach established Dryad Metal Works, a sister business with a similar ethos. 1914-18 established another offshoot, Dryad Handicrafts, to market/sell materials for and training in the skilled production of handicraft goods. After 1936 businesses carried forward for several years by Peach's sons. Peach also sometime Chairman of Design & Industries Association (DIA)Publications:
- Harry Peach. Dryad and the DIA by Kirkham, Pat