Title
Army field message book
Reference
YA2010.85/4/16
Production date
1910 - 1920
Creator
- Waterlow and Sons LimitedBiographyBiography
In 1810 Waterlow and Sons was started by James Waterlow. The company sold copies of legal documents produced by lithography and printed stamps. James Waterlow's sons, Alfred, Walter, Sydney and Albert, joined the partnership; branches were opened at Westminster and London Wall. In 1876 the firm became a limited liability company. In 1877 a family dispute erupted and Aflred Waterlow and his sons formed Waterlow Bros. & Layton retaining the Birchin Lane premises. The other brothers, under the Managing Directorship of Sir Sydney, Lord Mayor of London continued Waterlow & Sons Limited operating from London Wall, Finsbury Market and other factories. In 1887, on the death of Alfred, Waterlow Bros & Layton became a company. In 1920 the two companies amalgamated. In 1961 assets of Waterlow & Sons Limited acquired by De La Rue & Co. Ltd.
Scope and Content
Army field message book. Pro forma Army Book 153, with supply of envelopes in rear pocket, published by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Roe, Humphrey VerdonBiographyBiography
Humphrey Verdon-Roe was an English businessman and philanthropist who served as a lieutenant during both world wars. He was born in 1878 in Manchester. Along with his brother, Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, he founded the A. V. Roe & Co Ltd company in 1910 (also known as Avro), which capitalised on A.V. Roe’s aeronautical inventions and experiments and went on to be of paramount importance to the training of air force officers. In 1918, Humphrey Verdon-Roe married Dr. Marie C. Stopes and together, they opened the first birth control clinic in Britain in London in 1921, the Mothers’ Clinic. Humphrey Verdon-Roe died in 1949.
- Waterlow and Sons LimitedBiographyBiography
In 1810 Waterlow and Sons was started by James Waterlow. The company sold copies of legal documents produced by lithography and printed stamps. James Waterlow's sons, Alfred, Walter, Sydney and Albert, joined the partnership; branches were opened at Westminster and London Wall. In 1876 the firm became a limited liability company. In 1877 a family dispute erupted and Aflred Waterlow and his sons formed Waterlow Bros. & Layton retaining the Birchin Lane premises. The other brothers, under the Managing Directorship of Sir Sydney, Lord Mayor of London continued Waterlow & Sons Limited operating from London Wall, Finsbury Market and other factories. In 1887, on the death of Alfred, Waterlow Bros & Layton became a company. In 1920 the two companies amalgamated. In 1961 assets of Waterlow & Sons Limited acquired by De La Rue & Co. Ltd.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the Science and Industry Museum's terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.
