French, Samuel, Ltd

Sectors:

  • Business services Film & theatre industry services

Notes:

Established 1830 by Thomas H Lacy, d1873, as a publisher and supplier of theatrical plays. Acquired in 1872 by Samuel French, a US publisher at New York. 1870s began to sell make-up supplies and subsequently other theatrical supplies such as costumes and stage scenery. 1893 incorporated as Samuel French Ltd. For many years worked in association with French's US business, the two merging in 1975. Continues in 2023 as a subsidiary of the US business [2023]

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