Jennens and Bettridge

Jennens and Bettridge was a manufacturing company highly regarded for producing quality papier-mâché wares in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It was a partnership between Theodore Hyla Jennens, John Bettridge Sr., Aaron Jennens and John Bettridge Jr. and later only A. Jennens and J. Bettridge Jr.^[1] (fl. 1815–1864). They acquired the workshops of Henry Clay, Japanner to George III and the Prince of Wales, in 1816. Their original premises were in Birmingham and they started a London branch at 3 West Halkin Street, Belgravia in 1837. Later offices were established in Paris and New York.^[2][3][4]