Silvertown Works
From London's Ghost Acres
Contents
Operation
1852 to 1965
Location
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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
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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.