History of "Queens Slipper" (Australia), since c.1890s
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Paper Products- Reed- Hardie- New Spicer line:
in 1890s-1920's - "Fuerth and Nall"
Queens Slipper brand advertised from
about 1916
in 1920-1928 - owner Robert G Nall, address: Reservoir St Sydney
Queens Slippers box design Registered in
1923
In 1928 sold to Matthews and Company
since 1929 called "Paper Products Matthews and Co.", address: Reservoir St.
Tax Excise duty mark of 1/4 on boxes introduced in 1933
1930's-1938 - called "Paper Products LTD"
since 1938 - called "Paper Products PTY LTD"
Amelia St Waterloo Factory in use since 1936
1959 -
Paper Products taken over by Reed
1959-1966 - "Reed Paper Products PTY LTD" ("Southern Cross")
1966-1978 - called "Reed Paper Products LTD"
in 1978
Reed taken over by James Hardie
1978-1988 - "James Hardie Spicers"; sold in 1988.
c.1980 Amelia St Waterloo Factory was closed, and
changeover to Preston; in c.1980-1982 some cards printed elsewhere (USA);
since c.1982-83 cards printed at Raglan St Preston in Victoria
1988-2000 - "Spicers Paper Limited"
2001 - 2009 "PaperlinX" ("Tudor Group")
since August 2009 - Paperlinx sells Australian Paper assets (including
Queens Slipper brand) to Nippon Paper Group,
with Australian products
marketed under Australian Office brand
Old Spicers Line
Packs are Excise Duty marked 2/3 from 1933
1890s-1924 -
brand "W.Thomas&Co." (Melbourne), cards printed
by Detmold
1924-1948 - "Spicers and Detmold"
1949-1963 - "Spicers (Australia) Limited"
Taken over by Reed in 1963
Thanks to John Daniels
for information