Bamforth & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bamford, James
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holmfirth, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Other printing
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Business services
Photographic services
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Publishing & printing
Postcards & greeting cards printing & publishing
Notes:
Established 1870 by James Bamforth as a studio photography business. Diversified into mass production of magic lantern slides and, 1898-1900 and 1913-15, silent movies. From 1903 designed and printed post cards, especially comic seaside ones, and this became the company's mainstay. Incorporated 1910. Sometime offices in London and New York. Closed 1990s
Publications:
- The Comic Postcard in English Life by Alderson, Frederick
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bamford, James
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Holmfirth, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Other printing
- Business services Photographic services
- Publishing & printing Postcards & greeting cards printing & publishing
Notes:
Established 1870 by James Bamforth as a studio photography business. Diversified into mass production of magic lantern slides and, 1898-1900 and 1913-15, silent movies. From 1903 designed and printed post cards, especially comic seaside ones, and this became the company's mainstay. Incorporated 1910. Sometime offices in London and New York. Closed 1990sPublications:
- The Comic Postcard in English Life by Alderson, Frederick