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Murrle, Bennett & Co. Ltd. - Trade mark
Murrle, Bennett & Co. Ltd. - Trade mark
Murrle, Bennett & Co. Ltd. - Sponsor's mark
Established in London in 1884 as Siegele & Bennett.
MURRLE, BENNETT & CO., Ltd., Wholesale Manufacturing Jewellers, 13, Charterhouse Street, London, E.C. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Established in 1884 by E. Murrle. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1905. Directors Ernest Murrle (Chairman), J. Saacke, S. Lyus, 0. Vaeth, and J. H. White, A.C.I.S. (Secretary). Pioneers of many styles and lines in Jewellery. Premises: Occupy three floors at above address. Branches: Birmingham, 3, Warstone Parade East; Pforzheim, and Cape Town. Specialities: Excellence and novelty of design, combined with good workmanship, finish and reliability. Patents and Inventions: Many. Connection: United Kingdom, Foreign and Colonial. Telephones: Nos. 1635 and 1636 City, London. Telegraphic and Cable Address: " Jewelry, London." Codes: A1, and A, B C (4th and 5th Editions). Bankers: London City and Midland Bank, Ltd. (Holborn).
Source: Whitaker's Red Book of Commerce or Who's Who in Business - 1914
Orders have been made by the Board of Trade requiring the undermentioned businesses to be wound up :—
20. Schmidt and Lorenzen, 105/106, Wood Street, London, E.C. Controller : Ernest Layton Bennett, 31 and 32, Broad Street Avenue, Blomfield Street, E.C. Ist March, 1916.
21. Murrle, Bennett and Co., Ltd., 15, Charterhouse Street, E.C. Controller: J. Baker, Eldon Street House, Eldon Street, E.C. 2nd March, 1916.
22. Fr. Meyer’s Sohn, Ltd., 92, Great Tower Street, E.C. Controller: A. Page, 28, King Street, Cheapside, E.C. 2nd March, 1916.
23. L. Lehmann and Co., 39, Jewin Street, E.C. Controller : Ernest Norton, 3, Crosby Square, E.C. 6th March, 1916.
[The text of the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916, appeared on pp. 377-383 of the ‘‘ Board of Trade Journal” ; the businesses mentioned above are additional to those noted on pp. 620-1 of the ‘‘Journal” of 2nd March.]
Source: The Board of Trade Journal - 9th March 1916
7, Ely Place, Holborn, later, 13, Charterhouse Street, London
Artistic Novelties Ltd. - London - 1912
The Artistic Rolled Gold Co. were thought to have been established by Carl Hirth, an importer of jewellery from Germany. The business became a subsidiary of Murrle, Bennett & Co., it's directors recorded as Ernest Mürrle, John Baker Bennett and Imanuel Saacke. Following the retirement of Bennett in 1907, the business was later converted into a limited liability company styled Artistic Novelties Ltd. with Mürrle as chairman, Saacke a director, and Carl Hirth as managing director. The company relocated to 13, Charterhouse Street, the address of Murrle, Bennett & Co., in 1915.
Artistic Novelties Ltd. were noted as exhibitors at the Jewellers' Exhibitions of 1912, 1913, and 1914.
R. G. How. representing Murrle, Bennett & Co.. London, Eng., and Mr. Latschbau, Latschbau & Co., Vienna, Austria, called on the trade in Toronto, Ont., last week.
Among other firms, the Board of Trade has ordered Murrle Bennett Export, Ltd., 13, Charterhouse Street, London. E.C., dealers in jewellery for export, to be wound up.
Source: The Jeweller and Metalworker - 15th June 1916
In May 1916 the business of Murrle, Bennett & Co. was acquired by three of their long-term employees, James H. White, William Raynsford Redgrove, and Cuthbert G. Whyte.
In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Notice dated the 4 day of October 1898.
To Walter Cross and Co. of 8 High-street Bloomsbury, 8 Holywell-street Strand and 29 St. Martin's-lane, Charing Cross all in the county of London Jewellers.
Take notice, that a Bankruptcy Notice has been issued against you in this Court at the instance of Murrle Bennett and Co. of 13 Charterhouse-street in the county of London Jewellers and the Court has ordered that the publication of this Notice in the London Gazette and in the Daily Telegraph newspaper shall be deemed to be service of the Bankruptcy Notice upon you. The Bankruptcy Notice can be inspected by you on application at this Court.—Dated 13 day of October 1898.
J. E. LINKLATER, Registrar.
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Ernest Murrle, John Baker Bennett, and Imanuel Saacke, carrying on business as Wholesale Jewellers, at 7, Ely-place, in the county of London, under the style or firm of the ARTISTIC ROLLED GOLD COMPANY, has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the thirty-first day of March, 1907, as regards the said John Baker Bennett. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Ernest Murrle and Imanuel Saacke.—Dated this eighth day of April, 1907.
JOHN BAKER BENNETT.
IMANUEL SAACKE.
ERNEST MURRLE.
