Wallace Brothers Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Frith Wallace & Co
- Wallace & Co
- Wallace Brothers & Co
- Bombay Burmah Trading Corp Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Burma
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Mumbia, India
- Thailand
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading co & agency house activities
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Timber trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins to 1844 and the establishment of Frith Wallace & Co in London. This acted for the Wallace family's business at Bombay which dated to 1841 and which was to be known as Wallace & Co from 1848. The London business was reorganised in 1862 when Wallace Brothers & Co was formed to act as an agency house. From 1850s started shipping timber from Burma and in 1863 established Bombay Burmah Trading Corp Ltd which came to play a leading role in Burmese trade. From end of 19th century developed numerous other business ventures in Burma, Thailand and South East Asia for which they invariably acted as managers and in which they took equity interests. In decline from 1930s and after 1945 diversified into activities elsewhere; these included commodity trading and shipping. 1978 acquired by Standard Chartered Bank Ltd
Publications:
- Bank of England, 1950s to 1979 by Capie, Forrest
- From Crisis to Crisis. The transformation of merchant banking, 1914-1939 by O'Sullivan, Brian
- Wallace Brothers by Pointon, Arnold C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Frith Wallace & Co
- Wallace & Co
- Wallace Brothers & Co
- Bombay Burmah Trading Corp Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Burma
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Mumbia, India
- Thailand
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading co & agency house activities
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Timber trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins to 1844 and the establishment of Frith Wallace & Co in London. This acted for the Wallace family's business at Bombay which dated to 1841 and which was to be known as Wallace & Co from 1848. The London business was reorganised in 1862 when Wallace Brothers & Co was formed to act as an agency house. From 1850s started shipping timber from Burma and in 1863 established Bombay Burmah Trading Corp Ltd which came to play a leading role in Burmese trade. From end of 19th century developed numerous other business ventures in Burma, Thailand and South East Asia for which they invariably acted as managers and in which they took equity interests. In decline from 1930s and after 1945 diversified into activities elsewhere; these included commodity trading and shipping. 1978 acquired by Standard Chartered Bank LtdPublications:
- Bank of England, 1950s to 1979 by Capie, Forrest
- From Crisis to Crisis. The transformation of merchant banking, 1914-1939 by O'Sullivan, Brian
- Wallace Brothers by Pointon, Arnold C