Waterlow & Sons
Established 1810 by James Waterlow By 1844, the four sons (Alfred, Walter, Sir Sydney and Albert) joined the company, which converted to a limited company in 1876, reconstituted in 1879 and 1897. Between 1877 and 1920, Waterlow Bros. & Layton was a separate company run by some of the sons. In 1932, a judgment by the House of Lords for the firm to pay the Bank of Portugal 600,000+ pounds nearly bankrupted the firm. Acquired by De La Rue & Co. Ltd. 1960.
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WS-101 Sir Sidney Waterlow (1930’s) brown
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WS-111a Sir Phillip Waterlow (1932-33)
WS-111b Sir Phillip Waterlow (1940-41)

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WS-141 Sir Sidney Waterlow

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