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Corporate Name
Robinson and Sons Ltd
Epithet
textile and packaging manufacturers, Chesterfield
Dates
1839-
Biography
Manufacturer of pill boxes; expanded into round, square and folding boxes and later into plastic packaging; cotton department founded 1854, manufacturing lint, bandages, cellulose wadding, sanitary towels, diapers and medical products
Key Events
Founded by John B Robinson at Wheatbridge in 1839. Known as John B Robinson and Son in 1854, and Robinson and Sons in 1869; became limited company under name Robinson and Sons Ltd in 1893.
Address
Chesterfield (Brampton, Walton, Wheatbridge)
Authorised Form of Name
Robinson and Sons Ltd; 1839-; textile and packaging manufacturers, Chesterfield
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