Thursday, March 8, 2018

Additional memo from Mr. Gumbinner 21 Polychrome Berwick

At that time the European common market did not exist.  It was decided to erect a plant in England to make the presensitized plates.  Tom Heckles  (who may have come from Ilford) was the manager of our England office.  He rented the lower floor of a building in Watford, a northern  suburb of London.  Watford is served by both the Underground and regular trains from Euston station.  We sent rolls of the paper plates and Polychrome Gmbh sent the aluminum plates.  Heckles sheeted the rolls and made the various solutions.  Mr, Halpern decided to open a lithographic plate making facility under the auspices of the Osterode plant.  Tom Heckles was asked to find a place to make the presensitized plates.  He choose Berwick.  A city on the south side of the Tweed River.  Across the river was Scotland.  We acquired a site and installed a 30 inch wide line.  I went there a number of times.