COSGB
A blog for the Commercial Overprint Society of Great Britain (COSGB).
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited
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In 1863, Joseph Causton and his son, also named Joseph, developed the printing company which was to become the large and well known Joseph C...
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Cerebos Ltd.
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Before the introduction of free running table salt as we know it today, household salt had to be purchased in blocks. In 1891 a pharmacist b...
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Angus Watson and Co. Limited
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While on holiday in Norway in the summer of 1903, Angus Watson had a brilliant idea. He had been observing the local fishermen landing their...
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Smiths, Gore and Co.
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In 1847 John Pickering and Edmund Smith opened an estate agents at 14 Whitehall Place in London. In 1851 the company was appointed as Agent ...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Crosse & Blackwell
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Crosse & Blackwell is a well established British food brand dating back to 1706. The company started out as a maker of preserves and lat...
Charrington Gardner Lockett (London) Ltd.
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Charrington Gardner Locket (London) Ltd. were coal and coke merchants. Formed in 1731, the company was headed by five generations of men nam...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
D. Gurteen & Sons Ltd.
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D. Gurteen & Sons Ltd. was established in Haverhill in 1784, firstly as weavers, and then as manufacturers of men's outerwear. The c...
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