The ruler is marked “Sutcliffe and Bingham Ltd Manchester with two of their products “KKOVAH PLUM PUDDING” at one end and “KKOVAH MINCEMEAT” at the other.
The small pewter tankard is stamped underneath, “Morgan Crossley & Co. Ltd. They claimed to be the largest manufacturers of lamp and candle wicks in the world.
The only one of the three objects associated with a firm directly involved in the textile trade its more substantial nature perhaps reflecting that industries importance.
Blair & Sumner were a firm of bleachers with premises at Mill Hill Bleach Works, Little Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire. They had an office in Manchester at 6, Back Pool Fold Chambers, Chapel Walks. Cross Street.
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| Blair & Sumner's Office, 1944 |
The report published the list which included a donation of £2 -2s -0d from Blair and Sumner. A devastating fire caused £70,000 (a huge sum at that time) worth of damage to part of their premises that they shared with Hodgkinson & Gillibrand, a hosiery manufacturer, on 13th July, 1928.
Despite this setback the firm was still in existence after more than a century of trading in 1954 when it had entries in Kelly’s Directory of Lancashire, Manchester, Salford and Stretford.
Sutcliffe and Bingham’s factory, Kkovah Works, was located on Ogden Street in the Cornbrook area of Manchester and dates from 1892 when Arthur Sutcliffe and George William Bingham left the employ of Mr. John Bury a produce merchant of Corporation Street, Manchester and started their own business originally at Milton Street, Hulme, Manchester.
The partner’s joint enterprise thrived by the year 1899 when on 18th March the “Nursing Record and Hospital World” carried this glowing endorsement for their “KKOVAH JELLIES” “--- can fairly be described as delicious and their flavour seems to confirm the claim made for them that they are flavoured with the actual and unadulterated fruits --- and are most palatable --- but as they are also most nutritious they form a valuable addition to the dietry (sic) of the sick.”
Another product of Sutcliffe and Bingham was “Laitova Lemon Cheese” which in the 1920’s was promoted as “building sturdy boys and bonnie girls” a legend which was proudly displayed on their packaging.
Morgan Crossley & Co. has a much longer history, the company of that name only dates from 1905 with the amalgamation of three previous companies Joseph Morgan, James Crossley and Hewitt, Bunting.
Both James Crossley and Joseph Morgan started business in the early 19th century (Morgan in 1829, Crossley two years later, in 1831) The firm of Hewitt Bunting has even longer history, being established in1770.
The new company continued to use the existing factory sites Morgan’s at Ducie Mills, Miles Platting, Manchester,
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M29911 Ducie Mills Hulme Hall Lane – 1924
Crossley’s at Ripley Mills, Ripley, Derbyshire and Hewitt Bunting’s at Furnace Hill Works, Chesterfield. They also had an office in London at 121, Newgate Street, E.C.1
The amalgamated companies soon faced a decline in demand for their main products, wicks for candles and oil lamps, brought about by the widespread adoption of electric power for lighting.
Fortunately for them the fast developing motor car making industry provided another opportunity and the company switched to manufacturing brake linings under the trade name “TENOID”.
They also began fabricating sponge cloths, blind cords, stair treads and woven matting. These new products enabled the company to remain in business until the late 1970’s
m29920 F. Hotchin 1962 Morgan Crossley & Co.
“TENOID” factory Hulme Hall Lane
Tony Goulding © 2020
Location; Manchester
Pictures; Blair & Sumner’s Office, M78943City Engineers Dept. 1944, M78943, Ducie Mills Hulme Hall Lane – 1924, M29911, Morgan Crossley & Co., F. Hotchin, m29920, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
remaining pictures from the collection of Tony Goulding
Sutcliffe and Bingham’s factory, Kkovah Works, was located on Ogden Street in the Cornbrook area of Manchester and dates from 1892 when Arthur Sutcliffe and George William Bingham left the employ of Mr. John Bury a produce merchant of Corporation Street, Manchester and started their own business originally at Milton Street, Hulme, Manchester.
The partner’s joint enterprise thrived by the year 1899 when on 18th March the “Nursing Record and Hospital World” carried this glowing endorsement for their “KKOVAH JELLIES” “--- can fairly be described as delicious and their flavour seems to confirm the claim made for them that they are flavoured with the actual and unadulterated fruits --- and are most palatable --- but as they are also most nutritious they form a valuable addition to the dietry (sic) of the sick.”
Morgan Crossley & Co. has a much longer history, the company of that name only dates from 1905 with the amalgamation of three previous companies Joseph Morgan, James Crossley and Hewitt, Bunting.
The new company continued to use the existing factory sites Morgan’s at Ducie Mills, Miles Platting, Manchester,
PICTURE
5
M29911 Ducie Mills Hulme Hall Lane – 1924
Crossley’s at Ripley Mills, Ripley, Derbyshire and Hewitt Bunting’s at Furnace Hill Works, Chesterfield. They also had an office in London at 121, Newgate Street, E.C.1
Fortunately for them the fast developing motor car making industry provided another opportunity and the company switched to manufacturing brake linings under the trade name “TENOID”.
m29920 F. Hotchin 1962 Morgan Crossley & Co.
“TENOID” factory Hulme Hall Lane
Tony Goulding © 2020
Location; Manchester
Pictures; Blair & Sumner’s Office, M78943City Engineers Dept. 1944, M78943, Ducie Mills Hulme Hall Lane – 1924, M29911, Morgan Crossley & Co., F. Hotchin, m29920, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
remaining pictures from the collection of Tony Goulding
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