Hepworth Manufacturing Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hepworth, Cecil
- Wicks, Monty
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Walton on Thames, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Film production, distribution & exhibition
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Distribution - retailing
Photographic equipment retailing
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Precision instruments production
Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1890 when established by Cecil Hepworth, d1953, and Monty Wicks. 1904 incorporated. Had studios at Walton on Thames. Made films and also cinematographic equipment and also were retailers and dealers. Collapsed 1924
Publications:
- Came the Dawn. Memories of a film pioneer by Hepworth, Cecil
- Projected Images. The Hepworth Manufacturing Co Ltd and British cinema, 1899-1911 by Brown, S D
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hepworth, Cecil
- Wicks, Monty
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Walton on Thames, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition
- Distribution - retailing Photographic equipment retailing
- Precision instruments production Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1890 when established by Cecil Hepworth, d1953, and Monty Wicks. 1904 incorporated. Had studios at Walton on Thames. Made films and also cinematographic equipment and also were retailers and dealers. Collapsed 1924Publications:
- Came the Dawn. Memories of a film pioneer by Hepworth, Cecil
- Projected Images. The Hepworth Manufacturing Co Ltd and British cinema, 1899-1911 by Brown, S D