The Liverpool, Manchester and Chester Trade - Adverts and Information

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J. HARGREAVES & Co. (formerly JOSEPH & JOHN HARGREAVES)

40, later, 11, Slater Street and 18, School Lane, later, 17, Norton Street, later, 12, Church Street, Liverpool



J. Hargreaves and Co. - Liverpool - 1887

J. Hargreaves & Co. were established in 1797.

They registered their mark 'J.H & Co' incuse and without outline on the 12th March 1875, 5th July 1883, 29th November 1883, 26th October 1894, and 26th March 1902 with the Chester Assay Office.

The business was formerly styled Joseph and John Hargreaves who had entered their marks 'I&IH' contained within an oblong punch on the 8th January 1877. 'JJH' contained within an oblong punch, also on the 8th January 1877. 'J&JH' contained within an oval on the 5th February 1864 and another similar on the 29th November 1865. 'J&J.H' contained within an oval on the 6th February 1866, all with the Chester Assay Office.

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BOODLE & DUNTHORNE

13, Lord Street, Liverpool



Boodle & Dunthorne - Liverpool - 1899

This business was established in 1899 by Frederick Lloyd Boodle and Edwin Edward Dunthorne, both men had been long term employees of the Liverpool Goldsmiths and Jewellers, William Angus and Sons of 17, Lord Street, Liverpool. Frederick Boodle died in 1904 and the business was continued alone by Edwin Dunthorne until 1912 when the business ran into severe financial difficulties. Boodle & Dunthorne were acquired in 1913 by the old-established Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Henry Wainwright & Sons of Parker Street, Liverpool, who themselves were founded in 1798.



Boodle & Dunthorne - Liverpool - 1903


Boodle & Dunthorne - Liverpool - 1903


Boodle & Dunthorne - Liverpool - 1905


Boodle & Dunthorne - Liverpool - 1908

Following many years of trading in Liverpool alone, the firm started expanding and opened premises at 52, Eastgate Street, Chester in 1965. Boodle & Dunthorne now have stores at Liverpool, Chester, Manchester, Dublin, and at Knightsbridge and Old Bond Street (earlier in Regent Street) in London. They also have outlets in Harrods and The Savoy Hotel.


Since 2007, the firm has restyled their name to Boodles.



Boodle and Dunthorne entered their mark 'B & D' contained within an oblong punch with concave corners, on the 26th March 1900, and 'E.E.D' (Edwin Edward Dunthorne) contained within an irregular shaped punch, on the 29th May 1905, both with the London Assay Office.

Some images of the various premises of Boodle & Dunthorne can be found at: Views of Silversmith's Premises

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HULL BROTHERS

71-73, Shude Hill, and 45, Moss Lane West, Manchester



Hull Brothers - Manchester - 1897

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FINNIGANS Ltd.

127, Market Street, and 21, Oxford Street, Manchester


B. Finnigan - Manchester - c.1875?


B. Finnigan's - Manchester - c.1880


Finnigans - London, Manchester and Liverpool - 1912


Finnigans - London, Manchester and Liverpool - 1912


Finnigans - London, Manchester and Liverpool - 1912



Finnigans Ltd. - London, Manchester and Liverpool - 1920







Finnigans Ltd - London - 1919


Established by Benjamin Finnigan, the year being uncertain but by at least 1875. In 1880 Brian B. Finnigan was recorded at 15, Market Street Manchester. He registered marks with both Chester and London in that year,"BF" in two overlapping circles; letters sans serif.

The business converted into a limited liability company in 1901, the first directors noted as William Finnigan sen., William Finnigan jnr., and Bernard Finnigan. Later directors included Herbert Finnigan (1904), Vincent Finnigan (1904), and Joshua Finnigan (1913).

Finnigans Ltd registered their marks at the London, Dublin, Chester & Sheffield assay offices in 1901 and with the Birmingham assay office in 1904. All the marks were 'Fs. LD' contained within an oblong punch, but with some slight differences here and there.

Finnigans acquired the business of London & Ryder in around 1929. See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 1&start=80

The business appeared to downsize over the years and moved to Wilmslow, Cheshire in the early 1960's. In the late 1980's the business was acquired by Hoopers, and restyled to that name.

An image of Finnigans Deansgate, Manchester, premises, can be found at: Views of Silversmith's Premises

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H. WHITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

104, Market Street, Manchester



H. White - Manchester - 1895



H. White - Manchester - 1896



H. White Manfg. Co. - Manchester - 1910



H. White Manfg. Co. - Manchester - 1911



H. White Manfg. Co. - Manchester - 1911



H. White Manfg. Co. - Manchester - 1914


Established in 1840.

H. WHITE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Limited. (Members' Voluntary Winding-up.)
The Companies Act, 1929.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the above named Company, duly convened, and held at 104, Market Street, Manchester, on Tuesday, the 16th day of October, 1934, the following Special Resolution was duly passed:-
"That the Company be re-constructed, and accordingly that the Company be wound up altogether voluntarily; and that Henry White, of 104, Market Street, in the city of Manchester, be appointed the Liquidator for the purposes of such winding-up".
Dated this 16th day of October, 1934.
THOMAS D. JOHNSTON, Chairman.
NOTE.–All creditors have been, or will be, paid in full.

Source: The London Gazette - 19th October 1934

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THE WHOLESALE SUPPLY Co.

46a, Market Street, Manchester



The Wholesale Supply Co. - Manchester - 1894



The Wholesale Supply Co. - Manchester - 1895



The Wholesale Supply Co. - Manchester - 1896



The Wholesale Supply Co. - Manchester - 1896



Established in July 1892 by Claude Charles Eldridge and Harry Morris Lyon with capital borrowed from their fathers. Frederick Herman Seelig joined the partnership in July 1893, introducing no capital whatever, but he retired in December 1893.


Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Claude Charles Eldridge, Harry Morris Lyon, and Frederick Herman Seelig, carrying on business as Importers of Watches, at 46A, Market-street, in the city of Manchester, under the style or firm of the Wholesale Supply Company, Proprietors : Eldridge, Lyon, Seelig, and Co., has been dissolved, by mutual consent, as and from the 6th day of December, 1893. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Claude Charles Eldridge and Harry Morris Lyon, who will in future carry on the business under the style or firm of the Wholesale Supply Company.–Dated the 15th day of December, 1893.
C. C. ELDRIDGE.
H. M. LYON
F. H. SEELIG

Source: The London Gazette - 19th December 1893


The Wholesale Supply Co. were made bankrupt in 1894, but the above advertisements suggest that they appear to have carried on trading.

BANKRUPTS
Claude Charles Eldridge and Henry Morris Lyon (trading as The Wholesale Supply Company), 46A Market Street, Manchester, Lancashire, jewellers.

Source: The Edinburgh Gazette - 3rd April 1894


Claude Charles Eldridge made an application for discharge from bankruptcy in 1901, however this was refused for the following reasons:

That the partnership assets were not of a value equal to 10s. in the pound on the amount of the firm's unsecured liabilities, and that this arose to some extent from circumstances for which the bankrupt Eldridge with his partner Lyon must be held responsible ; that the bankrupt Eldridge equally with his partner Lyon omitted to keep such books of account as sufficiently disclosed the firm's financial position after the 30th June, 1893 ; that he had with his partner Lyon contracted the debts provable in the bankruptcy without having reasonable or probable grounds of expectation of being able to pay them ; and had been guilty of misconduct in relation to his property and affairs, namely, in carrying on business, and with his partner Lyon contracting fresh liabilities in wilful ignorance of the true financial position of his firm.

Source: The London Gazette - 16th August 1901

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JOHN G. JACOB

56, Church Street, Liverpool


John G. Jacob - Liverpool - 1884

NOTICE.–The Copartnership heretofore carried on at Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, by Henry Barnard Roe and John Gibborn Jacob, as Silversmiths and Jewellers, under the firm of Roe and Jacob, was this day dissolved by mutual consent.–
Dated this 19th day of April, 1855.
Henry Bernard Roe.
John G. Jacob.

Source: The London Gazette - April 1855


The below mark was noted on a piece by Roberts & Belk and assayed at Sheffield in 1874:



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JAMES EASTHAM

10, Springfield, St. Anne Street, later, 72, Wood Street, Liverpool



James Eastham - Liverpool - 1880

James Buckley Eastham entered his marks 'J.E' and 'J·E' both incuse and without outline, with the Chester Assay Office on the 14th June 1873. He entered a further mark 'J.E' contained within an oval punch on the 2nd August 1877.

On the 1st September 1902 the business of James Eastham was acquired by Benson Brothers (William Hilton Benson, John Benson, and George Walter Benson). The new owners entered further marks 'JE' contained within an oval punch on the 1st September 1902, and 'J.E' contained within an oval punch on the 2nd April 1908.

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WOLFE & Co.

Manchester

The Validity of an Agreement.

Recently at St. Helens County-court, William Stephens, collier, was sued by Messrs. Wolfe and Co., wholesale jewelers, Manchester, for ,£5, value of a watch supplied. In answer to his Honor, Stephens said the watch he got from plaintiffs traveller was to be £6 10s. The traveller took his watch as part payment, for which he allowed thirty shillings, which left £5 to pay. He had not paid a farthing of that money, because he only took the watch on trial for a month with the understanding that his old one would be returned if he was not suited. Before the month's end he had the watch valued, and a watchmaker said it was only worth £4. Believing that he had not been dealt with fairly he asked for his own watch back, but was told that it had been sold. Defendant's wife corroborated. The traveller Broady, and a member of the firm, said the watch was sold without anything being said about a month's trial. The agreement to pay in instalments, which defendant's wife had signed, bore out this statement. Defendant strenuously stuck to his contention, and said that the witnesses were swearing falsely. –His Honor said defendant had better agree to an offer which was made by Mr. Riley, and pay £4. –This he refused to do. –His Honor said he had acted very unwisely, and on the facts of the case he was obliged to give a verdict for the £5 and costs, and defendant would thus have to pay £ 1 more than if he had accepted the offer.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st July 1893

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DONNS - LESLIE DONN Ltd.

39, Market Street, later, 454, Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester



Leslie Donn Ltd. - Manchester - 1959




Established in 1894.

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CHRISTOPHER ROWSON & SON

44, Sir Thomas' Buildings, Liverpool



Chrisr. Rowson & Son - Liverpool - 1881

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THOMAS WOOLLEY

Bazaar, 55, Bridge Street Row, Chester

The 1871 Census notes Thomas Woolley as a 41 year Chester born Jeweller. He is married to 43 year old Liverpool born Elizabeth. The couple have six children living with them at 36 Bridge Street Row, Chester, Sarah L. 12, Richard 9, Mary 7, Fred 5, Lilly 3, and Jessey 1 year of age.

In Morris & Co.'s Directory & Gazetteer of Cheshire - 1874, Thomas Woolley, goldsmith, jeweller, optician and watch maker, located at Bazaar, 55 Bridge Street Row.

In 1881 he was noted as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Cheshire Volunteer Rifles. He is thought to have died in 1907.

Thomas Woolley entered his marks 'TW' contained within an oblong punch, undated. 'T.W' contained within an oblong punch with rounded sides, undated, and 'TW' contained within an oblong punch on the 11th January 1869, with the Chester Assay Office.

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E.H. FLOWER

Manchester

Freemasons of the Province of East Lancashire will regret to hear of the death of Bro. E. H. Flower Provincial Grand Assistant Secretary. For some years he acted as Provincial Grand Tyler. After the appointment of Bro. James Newton to the Provincial Grand Secretaryship, in I896, Bro. Flower was engaged in clerical work in the Provincial Grand Lodge office in Cooper Street, Manchester, and last year his Provincial rank was raised. He was a member of the Robert Burns Lodge, No. 999, Manchester. Bro. Flower, who was seventy-three years of age, had been for some time in failing health. He was formerly a silversmith and jeweller in the city. His death took place at Stretford, on Sunday.

Source: The Freemason's Chronicle - 28th April 1900

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ROWLAND & KIBBLE

19 Argyle Chambers, Hanging Ditch, Manchester

An example of the work and mark of Rowland & Kibble:






Notice is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned John Henry Rowland and Charles William Kibble carrying on business as Silversmiths and Goldsmiths at 19 Argyle-chambers Hanging Ditch in the city of Manchester under the style or firm of Rowland and Kibble has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the 16th day of December 1895.– Dated this 17th day of December, 1895.

JOHN HENRY ROWLAND
CHARLES WILLIAM KIBBLE

Source: The London Gazette - 24th December 1895

Rowland & Kibble entered their marks with both the Birmingham and Chester assay offices.

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W. WOODS & SON

12, Sankey Street, and, Corporation Street, Warrington



W. Woods & Son - Warrington - 1894

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PIGGOTT & GROSSER

8, Lower Hillgate, Stockport


Quite recently I saw a taking novelty exposed for sale in the windows of Messrs. Piggott and Grosser, No. 8, Lower Hillgate, Stockport. The article was a silver scarf-pin made of a threepenny-piece, one side of which had been planed and polished and then engraved with the Lord's Prayer complete. The price was only 3s. 6d. each.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 5th March 1885

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RUSSELLS Ltd.

18, later, 48, Church Street, Liverpool, 10, Exchange Street, Manchester, and Lloyd Street, Llandudno


While Church Street, Liverpool, was crowded with shoppers the other afternoon, a pedestrian suddenly produced a hammer and smashed a hole in the window of the Russells Ltd. jewelry store. The establishment specializes in diamonds. Before the shopping crowds realized what was happening the man with the hammer had his arm through the hole. Before he could get away, however, a nimble jewelers' clerk darted out of the shop and grabbed him. It was then found that a single-stone diamond ring priced at £2,000 was missing from the trim.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st September 1921

Russells Ltd. entered their marks with the London and Chester assay offices.

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F. FRISCH

24, Church Street, Liverpool


F. Frisch was recorded as a Watchmaker and a member of the British Horological Institute in 1865.

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WILLIAM R. JACKSON

Liverpool


William R. Jackson, watchmaker and jeweler, was charged on July 14th at the Liverpool Police Court with having dealt in plate without a proper licence. The Supervisor, who prosecuted, remarked that the duty was extensively evaded in Liverpool. Defendant admitted his liability and was fined the sum of £2 16s. 6d., including costs.

Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st August 1891

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W.C. TRAVERS

Nevill Buildings, 11, Nevill Street, Southport



W.C. Travers - Southport - 1883

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