Cæsar Brand Portland Cement : advert issued by Contract & Works Supply Co (Tom Parry) Ltd., Doncaster, Yorkshire : in Sheffield Telegraph Industrial Supplement, 1934
A striking advert on the back cover of the Sheffield Telegraph's 1934 Industrial Supplement showing a towering viaduct, no doubt manufactured using Caesar Brand Portland Cement as supplied by the Doncaster based concern of Contract & Works Supply Co. (Tom Parry) Ltd. The advert also notes Cæsarapid Brand cement that cured to meet the British Standard 7 day test in 24 hours.
The advert also shows the logo for the manufacturers of Cæsar Brand cements, the Central Portland Cement Co lTd who were based at Kirton Lindsey, south of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire and who appear to have been producing various products there from 1882 until 1976. The concern was under various ownerships at different times and in 1935 it was purchased by the new start Alpha Cement, formed in 1933 and with apparent links to US producers. Alpha grew through various takeovers and by 1938 it was sold, jointly, to Tunnel and Blue Circle - Blue Circle taking full control in 1949.
Cæsar Brand Portland Cement : advert issued by Contract & Works Supply Co (Tom Parry) Ltd., Doncaster, Yorkshire : in Sheffield Telegraph Industrial Supplement, 1934
A striking advert on the back cover of the Sheffield Telegraph's 1934 Industrial Supplement showing a towering viaduct, no doubt manufactured using Caesar Brand Portland Cement as supplied by the Doncaster based concern of Contract & Works Supply Co. (Tom Parry) Ltd. The advert also notes Cæsarapid Brand cement that cured to meet the British Standard 7 day test in 24 hours.
The advert also shows the logo for the manufacturers of Cæsar Brand cements, the Central Portland Cement Co lTd who were based at Kirton Lindsey, south of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire and who appear to have been producing various products there from 1882 until 1976. The concern was under various ownerships at different times and in 1935 it was purchased by the new start Alpha Cement, formed in 1933 and with apparent links to US producers. Alpha grew through various takeovers and by 1938 it was sold, jointly, to Tunnel and Blue Circle - Blue Circle taking full control in 1949.