Marsden, Frederick, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Sherborne Silk Mill
- Marglass Ltd
- Courtaulds Ltd
- United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Man made & artificial fibre production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1890. Textile merchants with manufacturing interests. Especially involved in making artificial silk/rayon. 1937 acquired Sherborne Silk Mill in Dorset to expand rayon spinning. Focused on spinning fine glass yarn for electrical insulation and fabrics, establishing Marglass Ltd in early 1940s. The latter acquired in 1962 by Courtaulds Ltd and United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc
Publications:
- Sherborne Mill. From silk to glass by Marsden, Frederick
- Sherborne Silk Mills and Marglass by Cockburn, Elizabeth O
- Textiles for Manufacturers. Frederick Marsden Ltd. Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary, 1890-1950 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Sherborne Silk Mill
- Marglass Ltd
- Courtaulds Ltd
- United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Man made & artificial fibre production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1890. Textile merchants with manufacturing interests. Especially involved in making artificial silk/rayon. 1937 acquired Sherborne Silk Mill in Dorset to expand rayon spinning. Focused on spinning fine glass yarn for electrical insulation and fabrics, establishing Marglass Ltd in early 1940s. The latter acquired in 1962 by Courtaulds Ltd and United Merchants & Manufacturers IncPublications:
- Sherborne Mill. From silk to glass by Marsden, Frederick
- Sherborne Silk Mills and Marglass by Cockburn, Elizabeth O
- Textiles for Manufacturers. Frederick Marsden Ltd. Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary, 1890-1950 by Unknown