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India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company

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The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company was a London-based company based in Silvertown, East London. It was founded by Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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  • Industryindustry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Silvertown India Rubber and Telegraph Cable Works
Photo: unknown engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company was a London-based company based in Silvertown, East London. It was founded by Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd.2

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