Swaine Adeney Brigg

Swaine Adeney Brigg
Private
Industry Manufacturing and retailing
Predecessors
  • Swaine & Co. (1798)
  • Swaine & Isaac (1835)
  • Swaine, Isaac & Adeney (1845)
  • Swaine & Adeney (1848)
  • Swaine & Adeney Ltd (1910)

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Founded London
Founder John Ross
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Products luxury luggage and umbrella maker
Website swaineadeneybrigg.com

Swaine Adeney Brigg is a British luxury bridle leather luggage maker and umbrella maker and retailer founded in 1750.

History

Swaine Adeney was founded in 1750 in St James' London. The first Royal Warrant was granted by King George III for carriage riding whips. Then, in 1885 Thomas Brigg & Sons were appointed umbrella makers to Queen Victoria. In 1943 Swaine Adeney merged with Brigg & Sons the Royal umbrella makers who were founded in 1836 at St James' Street London.

Awards

Notes

  1. See timeline in the company history In Good Hands, pp. 152–3.

Further reading

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