Kent, G B, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Kent, William
- Crosby Brushes Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture
Brush making
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Ivory, horn, etc, trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins to 1777 when established at Westminster by William Kent. Early on government contractors and from 1820s royal warrant holders. Made wide range of brushes - hair, tooth, clothes, paint, household, etc. Also sometime bristle merchants, ivory importers, comb wholesalers, etc. Incorporated as a public company, G B Kent & Sons Ltd, in 1900. Built factory at Victoria Park in 1875 and a very large works at Apsley End, Hertfordshire, in 1901. Controlled by Crosby Brushes Ltd from 1932. Continues
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Other Business Names:
- Kent, William
- Crosby Brushes Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture Brush making
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Ivory, horn, etc, trading & trade