Ilford Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Harman, Alfred
- Britannia Works Co
- Britannia Works Co Ltd
- Britannia Works Co (1898) Ltd
- Ilford Ltd
- Amalgamated Photographic Equipment Manufacturers Ltd
- Selo Ltd
- ICI Ltd
- Ciba Geigy Ltd
- International Paper
- Ilford Anitec
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ilford, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Photographic chemicals & film production
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Precision instruments production
Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1879 and the business then established by Alfred Harman, 1848-1913, to make gelatine dry plates. 1886 trading as Britannia Works Co and in 1891 incorporated as Britannia Works Co Ltd. Reorganised 1898 as a public company, Britannia Works Co (1898) Ltd. 1901 renamed Ilford Ltd. Diversified into other photographic equipment including film, paper, cameras, x-ray film, chemicals, published information, etc. From late 1920s made several acquisitions including parts of Amalgamated Photographic Equipment Manufacturers Ltd and Selo Ltd. 1958 ICI Ltd acquired major interest. 1968 acquired by Ciba, later Ciba Geigy. 1989 sold to International Paper of USA to become Ilford Anitec. Subsequently other owners
Publications:
- Faces, People and Places. The cameras of Ilford Ltd, 1899-2005 by Holliman, Andrew J
- 'Industrial research in the British photographic industry, 1879-1939' in J Libenau (ed), Challenge of New Technology by Edgerton, David E H
- Silver by the Ton. The history of Ilford Ltd, 1879-1979 by Hercock, Robert J, & George A Jones
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Harman, Alfred
- Britannia Works Co
- Britannia Works Co Ltd
- Britannia Works Co (1898) Ltd
- Ilford Ltd
- Amalgamated Photographic Equipment Manufacturers Ltd
- Selo Ltd
- ICI Ltd
- Ciba Geigy Ltd
- International Paper
- Ilford Anitec
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ilford, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Photographic chemicals & film production
- Precision instruments production Photographic, cinematographic, etc, equipment production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1879 and the business then established by Alfred Harman, 1848-1913, to make gelatine dry plates. 1886 trading as Britannia Works Co and in 1891 incorporated as Britannia Works Co Ltd. Reorganised 1898 as a public company, Britannia Works Co (1898) Ltd. 1901 renamed Ilford Ltd. Diversified into other photographic equipment including film, paper, cameras, x-ray film, chemicals, published information, etc. From late 1920s made several acquisitions including parts of Amalgamated Photographic Equipment Manufacturers Ltd and Selo Ltd. 1958 ICI Ltd acquired major interest. 1968 acquired by Ciba, later Ciba Geigy. 1989 sold to International Paper of USA to become Ilford Anitec. Subsequently other ownersPublications:
- Faces, People and Places. The cameras of Ilford Ltd, 1899-2005 by Holliman, Andrew J
- 'Industrial research in the British photographic industry, 1879-1939' in J Libenau (ed), Challenge of New Technology by Edgerton, David E H
- Silver by the Ton. The history of Ilford Ltd, 1879-1979 by Hercock, Robert J, & George A Jones