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Popes Sprinkler and Irrigation Company (1925 - 1928)

From
1925
Adelaide, South Australia
To
1928

Summary

The firm company was established by Henry Pope and his son, S. Barton Pope, in Adelaide after operating for some years in a small workshop producing sprinklers. The workshop was a small unused garage at the rear of the family home.

In 1928 the business was set on a more business-like with the establishment of a registered company Pope Sprinklers Limited.

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Timeline

 1925 - 1928 Popes Sprinkler and Irrigation Company
       1928 - 1931 Pope Sprinklers Limited
             1931 - 1945 Pope Products Limited
                   1945 - Pope Industries Limited
                         1963 - 1979 Simpson Pope Holdings Limited
                               1979 - 1986 Simpson Holdings Limited
                                     1951 - 2000 Email Limited
                                           1925 - Electrolux Pty Ltd

Published resources

Books

  • Pope Products Limited : Silver anniversary 1925-1950, Advertiser Printing Office, Adelaide, South Australia, 1950, 36 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 2 August 2004, Last modified: 6 April 2010