Organisation: Ensign, slide manufacturer

Organisation history Slide manufacture Texts published

Historical details of this organisation

Full name

Ensign Ltd

Short name

Ensign

Main area of activity

slide manufacturer

Date of foundation

1930

Date of winding-up

7 October 1940

Main period and nation of relevant activity

N/A, England

Notes

The business was wound up after its premises in High Holborn were destroyed in an air raid in late September 1940.

Related organisations

took over business of Houghton-Butcher, 1930

business taken over by Johnsons of Hendon, 1940

used trademark Primus

Known location

Known date(s)

Connection

Location

1930-1940

business address

Ensign House, 88-89 High Holborn, London WC1, England

Reference

M.C. Wills-Wood, ‘The Ensign Disney toy lantern slides’ in NMLJ 6.3 (January 1992)

Lucerna ID 1000404

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 March 2017

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Organisation: Ensign, slide manufacturer