Bickford Smith & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bickford, William
- Ensign, Bickford & Co
- Nobel Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tuckingmill, Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Explosives & fuses production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Bickford, 1774-1834, who developed a rope based safety fuse for igniting explosives. Established factory at Tuckingmill in 1834. Later 1830s established a USA business, Ensign, Bickford Co. Operated under several names until incorporated 1888 as Bickford, Smith & Co Ltd. 1921 acquired by Nobel Industries Ltd. Became largest UK fuse manufacturer. Closed 1961
Publications:
- Bickford Smith & Co Ltd, 1831-1931 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bickford, William
- Ensign, Bickford & Co
- Nobel Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tuckingmill, Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Explosives & fuses production
Notes:
Traced origins to William Bickford, 1774-1834, who developed a rope based safety fuse for igniting explosives. Established factory at Tuckingmill in 1834. Later 1830s established a USA business, Ensign, Bickford Co. Operated under several names until incorporated 1888 as Bickford, Smith & Co Ltd. 1921 acquired by Nobel Industries Ltd. Became largest UK fuse manufacturer. Closed 1961Publications:
- Bickford Smith & Co Ltd, 1831-1931 by Unknown