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‘The House of Laporte. An Account of the Development and Activities of the House of Laporte, 1888-1951’, by the Leagrave Press

1888-1951

From: 1888 To: 1951

Includes photographs of the main offices at Luton, interiors of the research laboratories, road tanker for hydrogen peroxide, railway sidings at Luton, drawing office interior, part of titanium oxide plant and water tower and main boiler at Luton. Also includes text and some photographs on the various subsidiaries of Laporte Limited; William Burton & Sons (Bethnal Green) Limited; Crystal Laporte Pty. Limited, Australia; Genoxide Limited; Hunt Brothers (Castleford) Limited; Malehurst Barytes Co Limited, Shropshire; National Titanium Pigments Ltd., Barking; John Nicholson & Sons Ltd, Hunslet. The second half of the volume describes the chemicals manufactured by the Laporte group of companies and the uses to which they can be put, with summary chart folded inside back cover of book.

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Laporte Industries Limited,
Laporte Limited,
Leagrave Press,
William Burton & Sons,
Crystal Laporte Limited,
Genoxide Limited,
Hunt Brothers,
Malehurst Barytes Co. Limited,
National Titanium Pigments Limited,
John Nicholson & Sons Limited

LUTON, Bethnal Green, Australia, Castleford, Shropshire, Barking, Hunslet, Laporte Limited, Laporte Industries Limited, chemical manufacturer, manufacturing, companies, publishing, general road transport, photographs