W.S. Cowell Limited

RA Collection: People and Organisations

W.S. Cowell Ltd was a British printing company. Established in 1818, the company played a significant role in the history of printing in Ipswich.

During the 1930s, the firm printed children's book series such as Babar the Elephant, Little Tim and Orlando. They also printed books with high quality prints for the publishers, Robert Hale Ltd.

In 1963, Grampian Holdings acquired W. S. Cowell Ltd. In 1988 the company merged with San Serif Ltd. and the name W. S. Cowell Ltd. was dropped.

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