Searle Street Don Brush Factory in 1989

21 & 23 Searle Street

History of 21 - 23 Searle Street

1890

H J Gray and Co set up the Playfair Factory for sports equipment with 8 employees. In 1912 it moved to Benson Street. See Brush Factory Article pt2 below.

See Gray family history:

 

1913

J C Newman, builder and undertaker

1970

Cambridge Brush Co.

‘Don’ was the trade mark of the brush company; there was no direct university connection.

1989

Brush Factory article pt1

Brush Factory article pt2

2018