Still Made In Britain
Since 1878 Dan & Charles Mason had been running a soap company in Burlington Lane Chiswick, manufacturing soft soap, furniture polish and metal polish.
They foresaw a good trade for boot polish and engaged a chemist to devise a formula and Cherry Blossom Boot Polish was launched in 1906, and in 1913 the Chiswick Polish Co Ltd was formed with its factory in Burlington lane, with Mr Dan Mason being the first chairman of the new company, and continuing in this position until the time of his death in 1928.
In 1923 Directors of the Chiswick Polish Co Ltd acquired land on Dukes Meadows from the Chiswick Urban District Council to build their Tinplate Printing and Cardboard box factory, for approximately £13,000
Whilst Cherry Blossom is no longer manufactured in Chiswick, it is believed to be the only Shoe Polish company to still manufacture in Britain today. |
