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Who remembers the Fishburn Printing Ink Company team?

1:25pm Friday 22nd January 2010 in


Fishburns Printing Ink cricket team c.1950 Do any readers recognise the cricketers in this photograph, sent in by brothers Barrie and Michael Suter? The pair, from Squamish in British Columbia, Canada, said: “Please find this photograph of the Fishburn Printing Ink Co cricket team around 1950. They were based in St Albans Road. The only names that we can remember are our father Reg Suter, Alec Laming, Brian Proctor, the Gardner brothers and Mr Mays. Perhaps your readers can update the missing names.”

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wrinkly38 says...
3:49pm Sun 7 Feb 10

My Father Stan Atkins knew Mr Laming, and many others he was the dispatch foreman, originally he drove the ink to places like The Mars Bar factory, and many other places that have since closed down.
My dad joined Fishburns Printing Ink Company in 1947, he passed away in 1977, Mr Fishburn used to visit from America in the 40s and 50s, he would give the workers a tin of Nuts each Christmas. The firm moved from Watford. and Watford lost another great factory.
All the workers had to join the union which was N A T S O P A. And most new employees started there time in the Costic Soda Room.
Hope this brings back a memory or two.

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