The partnership of Thomas Latham and Ernest Morton was established in 1866 in Birmingham. Later they were joined in the partnership by Austin Edmund Latham and John Morton. The firm was active at Pallas Works, 115/116 Vyse Street, Birmingham (1898 - 1901). After the retirement of Thomas Latham (1904), the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style of Latham & Morton Ltd (1915).