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Plan showing an extension in April 1926 - Architects Gotch & Saunders
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The company's main works were in Belgrave Road, Leicester. By 1905 they had branches in London, Norwich, Bristol, Kettering, Northampton, Stafford, Glasgow & Leeds. They advertised:
"We can supply anything from a Tack to a Full Factory".
The company started their branch in Rushden about 1914 in Station Approach. After WWI it moved to a new building in Midland Road. It supplied machinery to the boot and shoe makers on a rental basis. They also serviced and repaired the machines.
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Above: the factory in Midland Road, now used by Stanley Hunt Printers, looks much as it did when it was built. The garage was added in 1926, with an extension to the works. Right: from a rather ornate envelope.
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Rushden Echo, 16th November 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
Presentation—On Friday last the staff of the British United Shoe Machinery Co. Ltd., presented Miss Nellie Roberts with a pair of silver candlesticks and a silver photo frame, on the occasion of her leaving Rushden, to take up duties in another neighbourhood. Mr F Smith, manager, made the presentation, and said how sorry they all were that she was leaving. Miss Roberts thanked them all for the kindness shown to her, and they all wished her the best of luck.
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| This pen commemorated the 75th anniversary of the company. It belonged to Molly Powell who spent most of her working life at the "BU".
Now deposited at Rushden Museum
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