Symington, R & W H, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Symington, James
- Symington, William
- Symington, Robert
- Courtaulds Ltd
- Symington, W, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
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Textile production
Staymaking
Notes:
Traced origins to 1827 / 1830 when James and William Symington established a grocery business and then a tailor's, hatter's and woollen draper's business at Market Harborough. 1832 establishes a food processing factory. From c1850s the family specialised in corset and stay manufacture. Under Robert and William H Symington, as R & W H Symington & Co, developed as a leading manufacturer employing 500 by 1870s and having several factories by 1880s. Developed as a sector leader. Opened overseas plant from 1921. 1967 acquired by Courtaulds Ltd. Meanwhile the food processing business, known as W Symington & Co Ltd from 1902, continued [2023]
Publications:
- Contours and Cream. From table creams to corsets. The memories of factory workers whose lives were cut, sewn and moulded by the Symington foundation by Wright, Sophy
- Foundations of Fashion. The Symington Collection. Corsetry from 1856 to the present day by Page, Christopher J
- Foundations of Fashion. The Symington Corsetry Collection, 1860-1990 by Warren, Philip
- History of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd of Market Harborough by Symington, I C
- In Our Own Fashion, 1856-1956. The story of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd, Market Harborough by Unknown
- Rag Trade. The people who made our clothes by Inder, Pamela M
- Symingtons. Harborough's lost workforce by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Symington, James
- Symington, William
- Symington, Robert
- Courtaulds Ltd
- Symington, W, & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Market Harborough, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
- Textile production Staymaking
Notes:
Traced origins to 1827 / 1830 when James and William Symington established a grocery business and then a tailor's, hatter's and woollen draper's business at Market Harborough. 1832 establishes a food processing factory. From c1850s the family specialised in corset and stay manufacture. Under Robert and William H Symington, as R & W H Symington & Co, developed as a leading manufacturer employing 500 by 1870s and having several factories by 1880s. Developed as a sector leader. Opened overseas plant from 1921. 1967 acquired by Courtaulds Ltd. Meanwhile the food processing business, known as W Symington & Co Ltd from 1902, continued [2023]Publications:
- Contours and Cream. From table creams to corsets. The memories of factory workers whose lives were cut, sewn and moulded by the Symington foundation by Wright, Sophy
- Foundations of Fashion. The Symington Collection. Corsetry from 1856 to the present day by Page, Christopher J
- Foundations of Fashion. The Symington Corsetry Collection, 1860-1990 by Warren, Philip
- History of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd of Market Harborough by Symington, I C
- In Our Own Fashion, 1856-1956. The story of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd, Market Harborough by Unknown
- Rag Trade. The people who made our clothes by Inder, Pamela M
- Symingtons. Harborough's lost workforce by Unknown