66:
142:
acquired W. S. Cowell Ltd. E. H. Hanson and R. G. Smith continued to manage the company until 1968. The printing operations were moved out of the
Buttermarket to Lovetofts Drive in 1986. In 1988 the company merged with San Serif Ltd. and the name W. S. Cowell Ltd. was dropped.
101:
When W. S. Cowell died in 1923, the Hanson family acquired the business. At that time, it contained a retail store, a bar, a wine and spirits business and the printing works. During the 1930s, the W.S. Cowell firm printed children's book series such as
77:
In 1875, Walter Samuel Cowell inherited the business and appointed W. B. Hanson to handle the printing work. When the firm was incorporated in 1900, both W. B. Hanson and his son H. Hanson had significant share holdings.
247:
Picture postcards and their publishers : an illustrated account identifying
Britain's major postcard publishers 1894 to 1939 and the great variety of cards they issued
381:
386:
391:
34:
printing process. However after a number of mergers in the late twentieth century, the name was finally dropped by its corporate owners in 1988.
65:
396:
376:
170:
were included in the exhibition "Picture Books For All: The Fine
Printing of W. S. Cowell Ltd." at The Hold heritage centre in Ipswich.
196:
22:
was a
British printing company that produced a variety of books, including popular children's literature of the 1930s and prestigious
254:
27:
297:
346:
401:
46:
86:
William S. Cowell started publishing postcards launching their
Christchurch series. These included illustrations by
119:
130:, a book which contained the authors memoirs from his wartime service there, alongside 30 colour plates.
45:
was taken on as an apprentice by
Richard Nottingham Rose, who had a printing/bookselling business in the
87:
91:
31:
103:
250:
192:
23:
323:
155:
54:
213:
159:
151:
107:
370:
271:
242:
167:
163:
147:
139:
123:
57:
in
Ipswich. As well as selling books, Samuel Cowell also sold tea, coffee and wine.
42:
364:
3. E.H.Hanson - W.S.Cowell Ltd
Ipswich Historical Notes - Ipswich Archive Office.
118:. They also printed books with high quality prints for the publishers,
50:
26:. Established in 1818, the company played a significant role in the
53:, set up his second son, as a printer and stationer at No 10 in the
64:
49:, Ipswich. In 1818, Abraham Kersey Cowell, a corn merchant from
324:"Picture Books For All: the fine printing of W.S. Cowell Ltd"
106:, Little Tim and Orlando. The firm was able to offer high
347:"Picture books for all: the journey of an exhibition"
110:. W. S. Cowell printed prestigious works such as
71:Christchurch or Withepole House: A Brief Memorial
8:
73:printed and published by S. H. Cowell, 1893
382:Printing companies of the United Kingdom
272:"Pictures of Persia, Hale, London 1946"
179:
249:. Malvern: Golden Age Postcard Books.
387:British companies established in 1818
7:
189:The Wharncliffe Companion to Ipswich
14:
214:"Ipswich Firms Philatelic Links"
16:Defunct British printing company
191:. Barnsley: Wharncliffe Books.
392:1818 establishments in England
28:history of printing in Ipswich
1:
326:. Suffolk Archives Foundation
298:"Cowells, Printers, Ipswich"
82:Christchurch postcard series
30:. The company developed the
146:In 2022, artists including
116:The Wild Flowers of America
418:
397:Companies based in Ipswich
377:Companies based in Suffolk
187:Malster, Robert (2005).
134:Subsequent developments
304:. The National Archive
74:
43:Samuel Harrison Cowell
68:
61:W. S. Cowell inherits
223:. The Perfin Society
402:Postcard publishers
128:Pictures of Persia
112:The Queen's Stamps
104:Babar the Elephant
75:
24:coffee table books
212:Burrows, Mike J.
140:Grampian Holdings
409:
358:
357:
355:
353:
342:
336:
335:
333:
331:
320:
314:
313:
311:
309:
294:
288:
287:
285:
283:
267:
261:
260:
239:
233:
232:
230:
228:
218:
209:
203:
202:
184:
156:Edward Ardizzone
51:Ipswich, England
417:
416:
412:
411:
410:
408:
407:
406:
367:
366:
362:
361:
351:
349:
344:
343:
339:
329:
327:
322:
321:
317:
307:
305:
296:
295:
291:
281:
279:
278:. Chris Mullen
270:Mullen, Chris.
269:
268:
264:
257:
241:
240:
236:
226:
224:
216:
211:
210:
206:
199:
186:
185:
181:
176:
160:Hilary Stebbing
136:
120:Robert Hale Ltd
108:colour printing
99:
84:
63:
40:
20:W.S. Cowell Ltd
17:
12:
11:
5:
415:
413:
405:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
369:
368:
360:
359:
337:
315:
289:
262:
255:
243:Byatt, Anthony
234:
204:
198:978-1903425695
197:
178:
177:
175:
172:
152:Eric Ravilious
135:
132:
98:
97:The Hanson era
95:
88:Parsons Norman
83:
80:
62:
59:
39:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
414:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
374:
372:
365:
348:
341:
338:
325:
319:
316:
303:
299:
293:
290:
277:
276:fulltable.com
273:
266:
263:
258:
256:9780950621203
252:
248:
244:
238:
235:
222:
215:
208:
205:
200:
194:
190:
183:
180:
173:
171:
169:
168:Henri Matisse
165:
164:Pablo Picasso
161:
157:
153:
149:
148:Kathleen Hale
144:
141:
133:
131:
129:
125:
124:Cecil Keeling
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
96:
94:
93:
92:Robert Gallon
89:
81:
79:
72:
67:
60:
58:
56:
52:
48:
44:
37:
35:
33:
29:
25:
21:
363:
350:. Retrieved
345:Nigel Ball.
340:
328:. Retrieved
318:
306:. Retrieved
301:
292:
280:. Retrieved
275:
265:
246:
237:
225:. Retrieved
220:
207:
188:
182:
145:
137:
127:
122:, including
115:
111:
100:
85:
76:
70:
55:Buttermarket
47:Buttermarket
41:
32:Plastocowell
19:
18:
371:Categories
352:2 November
330:2 November
174:References
308:21 August
302:Discovery
282:4 January
227:21 August
221:perfinsoc
138:In 1963,
69:Cover of
245:(1978).
38:Origins
253:
195:
166:, and
217:(PDF)
354:2022
332:2022
310:2019
284:2021
251:ISBN
229:2019
193:ISBN
114:and
90:and
126:'s
373::
300:.
274:.
219:.
162:,
158:,
154:,
150:,
356:.
334:.
312:.
286:.
259:.
231:.
201:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
