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Companies and brands

  • E B Balmforth Ltd
  • E. Brown & Son (Meltonian)
  • Blyth & Platt Ltd, Watford
  • Capo Polishes Limited
  • Carr & Day & Martin Ltd
  • Caswell & Co Ltd
  • Cherry Blossom & Chiswick Polish Co
  • Chromol Limited
  • John T. Dales
  • Elijah Day & Sons Ltd
  • English Waxes Ltd
  • Ernest Timms
  • Fortune & Co Ltd
  • Furmoto Chemical Co Ltd
  • Kiwi
  • The Leicester Magic Polish Co Ltd
  • W Murphy, Huddersfield
  • Nubian Manufacturing Co Ltd
  • Propert Ltd / Beddow & Sons Ltd
  • Radium (Broadheath) Ltd
  • Swift Polish & Blacking Co.
  • Treece Polish Co. Ltd
  • Villa Laboratories Ltd
  • Arthur H. Wheatley Ltd
  • William Wren Ltd

William Wren & Co Ltd

Just added, a potted history of William Wren & Co Ltd. From humble beginnings in Northampton the company grew steadily to become a well respected household polish brand, becoming part of the Chiswick/Reckitt/Sara Lee empires and ultimately just a brand name in a portfolio.
See more here:
https://www.blancoandbull.com/boot-cleaning/william-wren-ltd/

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