NORTH WESTERN PHILLUMENISTS
Maguires in the Liverpool Match Industry | 1851 | J T Maguire starts work at Martindales in Liverpool | About 1870 | J T Maguire partner in Collard, Kendall & Co, which took over Martindales at this time | | Figure 1 Three brands introduced by Collard's | February 1895 | Collard, Kendall & Co taken over by the Diamond Match Company of America. | June 1896 | New Diamond factory opens with J T Maguire as manager. The story of this factory is told as Diamond Match Works Liverpool. | 1898 | J T Maguire and his four sons – Alexander, David, Richard and Robert leave Diamond Match Co to form Maguire, Miller & Co. | | J T Maguire dies soon afterwards. | 1899 | Speck & Co of Leeds taken over. | | Pilot registered as Trade Mark | | Factory at Carlton Street | | Figure 2 Four examples of Pilot | 1905 | Factory moved to Lightbody Street. | July 1915 | Separate Leeds and Liverpool companies formed. | 1916 | Company employs 129 workers | 1918 | Knighthood for Alexander Maguire because of his work on the White Phosphorus Prohibition Act of 1908 | 1919 | Plans for expansion including Canada and Japan; but two brothers die and one retires leaving only Sir Alexander Maguire. | | Maguire, Paterson and Palmer formed. | March 1920 | R Bell & Co. founded in 1832 join the company | 1921 | New Liverpool factory built at Garston by F D Huntingdons | Autumn 1921 | Production starts | 12 February 1923 | Maguire, Paterson and Palmer become part of Bryant and May. The story of this factory is detailed as Bryant and May Mersey Works. | 1939 | Workman wins the Grand National – owner Sir Alexander Maguire | 20 January 1947 | Sir Alexander Maguire dies. |
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