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Silvertown Works

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Operation

1852 to 1965


Location

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Located in

London


Produced

Waterproof Clothes, Submarine Telegraph Cables, vulcanized rubber, electric generators


Used Raw Materials

Caoutchouc, copper, jute, gutta percha, sulphur, lime


|1852 |1864 |S. W. Silver and Co |-


|1864 |1933 |India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company |-


|1933 |1965 |British Tyre and Rubber Co |-


|1852 |1965 |Rubber & Gutta Percha Industry |-

Description

Starting production in 1852, originally produced waterproof clothing and insulated cables and wires for S.W. Silver and Co. In 1864 Silver's sons and a third partner, John Hancock, formed the India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Co. to produce submarine telegraph cables at the same factory.







Description