Hobbies Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Skinner, John H
- Hobbies Weekly
- Industrial & Commercial Holdings Ltd
- Hobbies (Dereham) Ltd.
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dereham, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Hand inc edge tool production
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Precision instruments production
Optical equipment inc eyewear production
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Toys, games, hobby, decoration, etc, products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1880s by John H Skinner as J H Skinner & Co to make cameras and fretwood products, especially tools and toys. Published Hobbies Weekly from 1895. Known as Hobbies Ltd from 1897. In decline 1950s and acquired by Industrial & Commercial Holdings Ltd in 1964. Liquidated 1968 but revived as Hobbies (Dereham) Ltd.
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Other Business Names:
- Skinner, John H
- Hobbies Weekly
- Industrial & Commercial Holdings Ltd
- Hobbies (Dereham) Ltd.
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dereham, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Hand inc edge tool production
- Precision instruments production Optical equipment inc eyewear production
- Luxury / consumer goods production Toys, games, hobby, decoration, etc, products manufacture