Guild of Handicraft Ltd

Sectors:

  • Luxury / consumer goods production Goldsmithing & silversmithing
  • Luxury / consumer goods production Jewellery, decorative objects, etc, production
  • Publishing & printing Other printing

Notes:

Established in east London in 1888 by the designer, architect and reformer, Charles R Ashbee, 1863-1942, as a co-operative workshop employing a wide range of craftspeople in production of products designed by Ashbee and influenced by Arts & Crafts Movement. Incorporated 1898. 1898 acquired presses and staff of Kelmscott Press which traded as Essex House Press. 1902 relocated to Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. 1907 in liquidation

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