Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Elkington & Co Ltd
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Description area
Dates of existence
1830s-1963
History
Silversmiths. Founded by George Richards Elkington (1801-1865), who patented the first commercial electroplating process, and his brother Henry Elkington in the 1830s under the name G.R. Elkington & Co. In 1842 Josiah Mason joined the firm, which became Elkington, Mason & Co until 1861. Operated as Elkington & Co from 1861-1963, when it was taken over by British Silverware Ltd.
Places
Birmingham
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB-2014-WSA-01542
Institution identifier
GB 2014
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-29
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial