Puddefoot Bowes & Simonett Ltd

Sectors:

  • Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Ivory, horn, etc, distribution
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Ivory, horn, etc, working
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Jewellery, decorative objects, etc, production

Notes:

Traced origins to 1685. Sometime dealers in ivory and owners of ships that brought it to UK. Latterly manufacturers of high quality toilet and fancy goods (combs, brushes, cigarette boxes, clock cases, etc) made from ivory, horn, etc, with factory at Kennington, London, and showrooms in New Bond St. By 1930s an amalgam of many businesses including Staight & Co which joined in 1830, Charles E Moore in 1827, A P Forndran & Sons in 1850, Puddefoot Holland & Co in 1904, etc

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