Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
P Frankenstein & Sons
Parallel form(s) of name
- Frankenstein Group Ltd
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1854-1970
History
Textile company founded by Philip Frankenstein in 1854 and specialised in working with rubberised fabrics. The company was incorporated in 1925 and became Frankenstein Group Ltd. A prototype flying suit made by Frankenstein's was used by NASA in 1959 trials to develop the Apollo spacesuit. In 1970 it was acquired by Slater, Walker Securities; and in 1971 became part of Allied Polymer Group.
Places
Manchester