OTHER SILK
MANUFACTURERS
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R. Barton |
Bollans | Bradbury, Greatorex Beall
| Brocklehurst | Brough, Nicholson & Hall |
Caldicott | Cox || Dalton & Barton | Holme | Kilmer | Lister, Harris | Matthews | Mellor | Morgan & Scott | Mulloney & Johnson |
| Newsome | Rogers | Skillcock | Slingsby | Welch & Lenton | Wilde | Wilson | Back to Main page |
| Thomas Stevens was the main manufacturer
of short silk ribbons made into the form of bookmarks. He registered his first
nine designs at the Patent Office on 30 May 1862, although he was
by no means the first producer of these bookmarks. The first manufacturer to register his design was John Caldicott of 22 Earl Street Coventry, who on 18 February 1862 registered his religious bookmark 'I am the light of the world', an image of which graces this page. | |
| List of Other Silk Weavers | |
| R. Barton |
Barton produced silks with only his name on them, and also worked with several other weavers, as a designer; the silks of which have dual credit. This section pulls together all silks with Barton's name on them. |
| E. Bollans & Co. 14 Ranelagh Terrace, Leamington |
Bollans were possibly Wholesalers as well as manufacturers, as some silks are identical to other manufacturers, particularly Welch & Lenton, and the address given on some of Bollans Register entries is that of Welch & Lenton |
| Bradbury, Greatorex Beall & Co. London | These were not manufacturers, but importers, as the actual silks have the signature Ch. Rebourg, St. Etienne |
| Brocklehurst Fabrics Ltd. Macclesfield - POST Victorian era | |
| Brough, Nicholson & Hall Leek - POST Victorian era | When they closed in Coventry, Thomas Stevens & Co. amalgamated with Brough, Nicholson & Hall |
| John Caldicott 22 Earl Street, Coventry | probably the first true manufacturer of silk bookmarks |
| J & J Cash Coventry | J & J Cash still produce woven 'silk' products today, as J & J Cash Ltd. The registration of their Hereford Street address in 1846 is the earliest record of Cash, although it is believed they were in existence before this date. It is not known when they made their first picture or bookmark, although I have seen a silk ribbon titled " H.R.H. Prince Consort ", of circa 1862, with the woven J & J Cash name. No attempt is made here to list any of Cash's products, other than to note that many current production items are most elegant in their own right. |
| R. S. Cox & Co. Coventry | |
| Dalton & Barton | becoming Dalton & Barton Ltd. in 1872 |
| W. H. Grant, Coventry | see separate section |
| G. Holme Derby | |
| Alice and Samuel Kilmer nr. Manchester | |
| Lister, Harris & Co. Great Heath Works, Foleshill, Coventry | Nothing is known of this company, and it is probable they were not manufacturers. |
| J. Matthews London | Nothing is known of this company, and it is possible they were not manufacturers. |
| Mellor Bros. Macclesfield | |
| Morgan & Scott Ltd. 12 Paternoster Buildings, London, EC4 | |
| Mulloney & Johnson 3 Ironmonger Row, Coventry | |
| Charles Newsome Coventry | |
| John Rogers Coventry | Nothing is known of this manufacturer, other than two John Rogers, father and son, are recorded in the Coventry directories and census between 1851 and 1886, possibly at 46 East Street, Coventry. |
| Thomas Skillcock 17 Queen Steet, Coventry | |
| Henry Slingsby Coventry and Nuneaton | named changed to H. Slingsby & Son in 1870 |
| Thomas Stevens, Coventry | See separate section |
| Welch & Lenton 1 Bailey Lane, Coventry | Note some early Stevens bookmarks bear the woven credit 'T. Stevens, Manuftr. Coventry. Welch & Lenton, Drafts' Also note a number of bookmarks are identical to E. Bollans, and have been cross referenced accordingly |
| James Wilde & Son Macclesfield | This weaver is attributed with producing the earliest known Macclesfield woven silk picture, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 |
| E. Wilson Macclesfield | |
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Geoffrey Godden's book contains an extensive list of Other Manufacturers and Producers, and his book is used as the primary source for this catalogue. John High has greatly extended Godden's list as it relates to bookmarks of Bollans and Welch & Lenton. Lewis Cowen, in early 2001, published a booklet dedicated to the history and life of Brocklehurst Fabrics and this work contains colour photographs and narrative for all of the Brocklehurst silk pictures. This book is now no longer in print. | |