RICHARD THOMAS BOWMAN
70, Goswell Road,, London
Notices to Creditors
Bowman, Richard Thomas, Jeweler and Silversmith, 70, Goswell Road, and Vernon House, Brixton Hill. First dividend of Is. 3d. at W. O. Clough and Co.'s, 89, Gresham Street, E.C., Nov. 14.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st December 1892
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GOLSTEIN
34, Oxford Street, London
The premises of Mr. Golstein, 34, Oxford Street, London, W., were also recently broken into by a labourer named John Deller, 52, about half-past five in the morning. Hearing the crash of the window, Mr. Golstein went downstairs, and discovered that the window had been broken opposite the aperture left for the police to see through. Fortunately, the coronet aimed at was only imitation, which, together with three gold watches, were valued at £12. The thief was followed and caught by a constable, and now awaits his trial.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st December 1892
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34, Oxford Street, London
The premises of Mr. Golstein, 34, Oxford Street, London, W., were also recently broken into by a labourer named John Deller, 52, about half-past five in the morning. Hearing the crash of the window, Mr. Golstein went downstairs, and discovered that the window had been broken opposite the aperture left for the police to see through. Fortunately, the coronet aimed at was only imitation, which, together with three gold watches, were valued at £12. The thief was followed and caught by a constable, and now awaits his trial.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st December 1892
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BENJAMIN BURCHETT
69, Cheapside, London
B. Burchett - London - 1908
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Charles Cook and Benjamin Burchett, lately carrying on business as Jewellers, at 150, Oxford-street, London, W., and at 69, Cheapside, London, E.C., under the style or firm of COOK AND BURCHETT, has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the 30th day of April, 1902. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Benjamin Burchett, who will continue the said business in his own name and on his own account, at 69, Cheapside aforesaid.—Dated this 31st day of July, 1902.
CHARLES COOK.
BENJAMIN BURCHETT.
Source: The London Gazette - 5th August 1902
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69, Cheapside, London
B. Burchett - London - 1908
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Charles Cook and Benjamin Burchett, lately carrying on business as Jewellers, at 150, Oxford-street, London, W., and at 69, Cheapside, London, E.C., under the style or firm of COOK AND BURCHETT, has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the 30th day of April, 1902. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Benjamin Burchett, who will continue the said business in his own name and on his own account, at 69, Cheapside aforesaid.—Dated this 31st day of July, 1902.
CHARLES COOK.
BENJAMIN BURCHETT.
Source: The London Gazette - 5th August 1902
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WOOLLANDS
Knightsbridge, London
Woollands - London - 1930
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Knightsbridge, London
Woollands - London - 1930
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MERRILL
New Cross Road, London
Clean Capture of a Burglar
One morning recently, the police in passing the shop of Mr. Merrill, a jeweler, in the New Cross-road, London, heard a noise. Assistance was obtained, and the premises were surrounded. The prisoner was seen climbing over a garden wall at the rear. He was captured after a smart run. A bag containing house-breaking tools and some jewelry was found in his possession, and on his being taken back to the premises more of the stolen property was taken from his pockets. In the garden a number of watches were discovered strewn about. The prisoner had gained access to the premises through a trap door in the floor which communicated with a workshop. He had forced open a show-case, and watches and jewelry to the value of £200 had been removed. The prisoner, on being tried at the Central Criminal Court, said that he had been made drunk by the real burglar, who had used him as a 'cover' for his own escape. He had been, he urged, fearfully duped. After his conviction it was stated that there had been a very large number of burglaries in the neighborhood of New Cross, but that the complaints had ceased since his arrest. In twenty or thirty instances the marks on the doors corresponded exactly with the tools taken from the prisoner. The Recorder said he was perfectly satisfied that the prisoner was a practised burglar, and sentenced him to eighteen months' hard labor.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st May 1893
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New Cross Road, London
Clean Capture of a Burglar
One morning recently, the police in passing the shop of Mr. Merrill, a jeweler, in the New Cross-road, London, heard a noise. Assistance was obtained, and the premises were surrounded. The prisoner was seen climbing over a garden wall at the rear. He was captured after a smart run. A bag containing house-breaking tools and some jewelry was found in his possession, and on his being taken back to the premises more of the stolen property was taken from his pockets. In the garden a number of watches were discovered strewn about. The prisoner had gained access to the premises through a trap door in the floor which communicated with a workshop. He had forced open a show-case, and watches and jewelry to the value of £200 had been removed. The prisoner, on being tried at the Central Criminal Court, said that he had been made drunk by the real burglar, who had used him as a 'cover' for his own escape. He had been, he urged, fearfully duped. After his conviction it was stated that there had been a very large number of burglaries in the neighborhood of New Cross, but that the complaints had ceased since his arrest. In twenty or thirty instances the marks on the doors corresponded exactly with the tools taken from the prisoner. The Recorder said he was perfectly satisfied that the prisoner was a practised burglar, and sentenced him to eighteen months' hard labor.
Source: The Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith - 1st May 1893
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THEODORE HAMBLIN Ltd.
15, Wigmore Street, London
Theodore Hamblin Limited - London - 1932
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15, Wigmore Street, London
Theodore Hamblin Limited - London - 1932
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Re: Some London Advertisements and Information
..Kendal & Dent
........106 Cheapside E C, London, later (20th century) 10 Queen St. E C 2 and Swan House 34-35 Queen Street
.............Watch Maker, Clockmaker, Jeweller, Goldsmiths, Wholesale Watch Makers, and Importers
1914 & 1895 Post Office London Directories[Part 4 Trades & Professional Directory]
...............Watch makers-Kendal & Dent, 106 Cheapside E C ; watch makers to the Admiralty
.................Further marked as Clockmaker, Jeweller, Goldsmiths, Wholesale Watch Makers, and Importers
..1891 Post Office London Trades Directory,
.........Watch makers-Kendal & Dent, 106 Cheapside EC, Further marked as Jeweller
In early 1888 according to the Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith's there was a "Mr. James Francis Kendal (trading as Kendal & Dent), watch manufacturer, of 106, Cheapside, E.C. https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopi ... 29#p107929
...1884 BUSINESS DIRECTORY of LONDON,
........Kendal & Dent watch manufacturers 106 Cheapside EC
...1882 Post Office London Directory, . Part 2 Commercial & Professional Director
.............Kendal & Dent, watchmakers, 106 Cheapside E C
.............Dent Edwin, watchmaker, see Kendal & Dent
Also in this 1882 directory there was another "Dent" concern to avoid confusion with!
..........Dent E. & .Co. 61 Strand WC & 34 & 35 Royal Exchange E C,
Chronometer, watch & clock makers to Her Majesty, H.H.H. the Prince of Wales, & makers of the Great Clock of the Houses of Parliament & of the
Standard clock (the primary Standard Timekeeper of the United Kingdom) of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; Patentees of improved ships' compasses &c.; factory, 14 Gerrard street W.
[This very prodigious concern of "Dent E. & .Co" was also listed in most of the directories.]
Grace's Guide suggests Kendal & Dent was established by James Francis Kendal, F.R.G.S., and Dent in 1881. Edwin Dent looks the likely partner to James Francis Kendal, but a John Dent was a name associated a little later in the history. Grace's Guide reference the death of Kendal in 1911.
In the early 1940's (bombing?) Cheapside ceased to be the address, and 1971 is referenced as the end of Kendal & Dent.
Although listed in trade directories as watch makers, actual manufacturing of movements, does not seem to have been a large part of the business. "Swiss Made" movements are seen in many of their pocket watches and some have cases with Swiss silver standard marks. I believe they may as "jewellers" have sold a good volume of cutlery and electroplate carrying their retailer marks.
"Goldsmiths" was another Kendal & Dent claim in the directories, so we would expect silver marks to be registered. Information from the silivermakersmarks web-site references:-
Birmingham marks for Kendal & Dent, "K&D" mark 1885..1891 Watch case, watch chain T-bar (Jewellers & watch importers, Cheapside, London)
Chester marks for Kendal & Dent, "K&D" mark 1894..1895(registered c1894) Watch case (Jewellers & watch importers, Cheapside, London), 2nd mark(registered Feb 1900)
Pre dating Birmingham and Chester marks though, silvercollection.it states, "James Francis Kendal entered a sterling silver mark at London Assay Office" in 1883. Whether this was K&D or in JK or JFK for his own name I do not know.
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........106 Cheapside E C, London, later (20th century) 10 Queen St. E C 2 and Swan House 34-35 Queen Street
.............Watch Maker, Clockmaker, Jeweller, Goldsmiths, Wholesale Watch Makers, and Importers
1914 & 1895 Post Office London Directories[Part 4 Trades & Professional Directory]
...............Watch makers-Kendal & Dent, 106 Cheapside E C ; watch makers to the Admiralty
.................Further marked as Clockmaker, Jeweller, Goldsmiths, Wholesale Watch Makers, and Importers
..1891 Post Office London Trades Directory,
.........Watch makers-Kendal & Dent, 106 Cheapside EC, Further marked as Jeweller
In early 1888 according to the Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith's there was a "Mr. James Francis Kendal (trading as Kendal & Dent), watch manufacturer, of 106, Cheapside, E.C. https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopi ... 29#p107929
...1884 BUSINESS DIRECTORY of LONDON,
........Kendal & Dent watch manufacturers 106 Cheapside EC
...1882 Post Office London Directory, . Part 2 Commercial & Professional Director
.............Kendal & Dent, watchmakers, 106 Cheapside E C
.............Dent Edwin, watchmaker, see Kendal & Dent
Also in this 1882 directory there was another "Dent" concern to avoid confusion with!
..........Dent E. & .Co. 61 Strand WC & 34 & 35 Royal Exchange E C,
Chronometer, watch & clock makers to Her Majesty, H.H.H. the Prince of Wales, & makers of the Great Clock of the Houses of Parliament & of the
Standard clock (the primary Standard Timekeeper of the United Kingdom) of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; Patentees of improved ships' compasses &c.; factory, 14 Gerrard street W.
[This very prodigious concern of "Dent E. & .Co" was also listed in most of the directories.]
Grace's Guide suggests Kendal & Dent was established by James Francis Kendal, F.R.G.S., and Dent in 1881. Edwin Dent looks the likely partner to James Francis Kendal, but a John Dent was a name associated a little later in the history. Grace's Guide reference the death of Kendal in 1911.
In the early 1940's (bombing?) Cheapside ceased to be the address, and 1971 is referenced as the end of Kendal & Dent.
Although listed in trade directories as watch makers, actual manufacturing of movements, does not seem to have been a large part of the business. "Swiss Made" movements are seen in many of their pocket watches and some have cases with Swiss silver standard marks. I believe they may as "jewellers" have sold a good volume of cutlery and electroplate carrying their retailer marks.
"Goldsmiths" was another Kendal & Dent claim in the directories, so we would expect silver marks to be registered. Information from the silivermakersmarks web-site references:-
Birmingham marks for Kendal & Dent, "K&D" mark 1885..1891 Watch case, watch chain T-bar (Jewellers & watch importers, Cheapside, London)
Chester marks for Kendal & Dent, "K&D" mark 1894..1895(registered c1894) Watch case (Jewellers & watch importers, Cheapside, London), 2nd mark(registered Feb 1900)
Pre dating Birmingham and Chester marks though, silvercollection.it states, "James Francis Kendal entered a sterling silver mark at London Assay Office" in 1883. Whether this was K&D or in JK or JFK for his own name I do not know.
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GALERIES LAFAYETTE Ltd.
Regent Street, London
Galeries Lafayette Ltd. - London - 1930
The French company, Galeries Lafayette, opened their Regent Street branch in 1920 and closed it in 1972.
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Regent Street, London
Galeries Lafayette Ltd. - London - 1930
The French company, Galeries Lafayette, opened their Regent Street branch in 1920 and closed it in 1972.
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D. GEORGE COLLINS, Ltd.
118, Newgate Street, London
D. George Collins Ltd. - London - 1930
D.G.C - Birmingham - 1938
Formerly second secretary to the National Cyclists Union, Mr. W. R. Elderfield sued Mr. D. R. Collins, silversmith, of Newgate-street, London, for slander in alleging that he had bribed that official for an order to supply, silver badges. The jury found for defendant.
Source: The Flintshire Observer - 20th August 1896
D. George Collins Ltd. entered their marks with the London, Birmingham, and Chester assay offices.
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118, Newgate Street, London
D. George Collins Ltd. - London - 1930
D.G.C - Birmingham - 1938
Formerly second secretary to the National Cyclists Union, Mr. W. R. Elderfield sued Mr. D. R. Collins, silversmith, of Newgate-street, London, for slander in alleging that he had bribed that official for an order to supply, silver badges. The jury found for defendant.
Source: The Flintshire Observer - 20th August 1896
D. George Collins Ltd. entered their marks with the London, Birmingham, and Chester assay offices.
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