India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company
The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company was a London-based company based in Silvertown, East London. It was founded by Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd.[1] However in July that year the name was changed to the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company.[1]
View of the premises of the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company, circa 1869 | |
Formerly | Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd. |
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| Founded | March 1864 in Silvertown, London, England |
| Headquarters | Silvertown |
Charles Hancock, a younger brother of Thomas Hancock, was a founder of the Gutta Percha Company, but after a dispute with his partner he left to set up the rival West Ham Gutta Percha Company[2] in 1850 with the support of his family. In 1860 he joined S. W. Silver and Company, bringing with him a number of patents. In 1864 the West Ham Gutta Percha Company was merged into the new company.
References
- "S. W. Silver and Co". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Graces Guides. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Haigh, Kenneth Richardson, Cableships and Submarine Cables, p. 26, Adlard Coles, 1968 OCLC 497380538.
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