Burbidge, H, & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Burbidge, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture
Other wood products manufacture
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Sports equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1867 when established by Henry Burbidge, b1839, as wood turners. Initially made sports goods such as cricket stumps and croquet mallets before turning to bobbins for the textile industry, parts for agricultural machinery, handles for hollowware and other products for engineering industry. 1973 started to make wooden doors for kitchens and subsequently focused on this area. Continues in management of Burbidge family
Publications:
- Account of the Development of the Business of H Burbidge, Woodturner, Founded in Coventry, 1867 by Clarke, L J, & H L Burbidge
- Aged in the Wood. The first 100 years, 1867-1967 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Burbidge, Henry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Wood, straw, etc, products manufacture Other wood products manufacture
- Luxury / consumer goods production Sports equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1867 when established by Henry Burbidge, b1839, as wood turners. Initially made sports goods such as cricket stumps and croquet mallets before turning to bobbins for the textile industry, parts for agricultural machinery, handles for hollowware and other products for engineering industry. 1973 started to make wooden doors for kitchens and subsequently focused on this area. Continues in management of Burbidge familyPublications:
- Account of the Development of the Business of H Burbidge, Woodturner, Founded in Coventry, 1867 by Clarke, L J, & H L Burbidge
- Aged in the Wood. The first 100 years, 1867-1967 by Unknown