Interesting Artifact

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Sorry no photos, yet, I was just over at Mum's place and noticed the "family heirloom" ruler sitting in a cupboard. Feeling a little nostalgic I had a closer look.
On closer inspection there was the faded script that I hadn't paid much attention too before -
"Holden and Frost Saddliers and Trimmers".

[gp]

Pleeeaaseee can we have a picture?
 :o

[cer444]

Hi all

I belive James Holden & Henry Frost had a business of Holden & Frost Ltd.

They made, repaired and sold saddlers etc.

Then it snow- balled into coach building and then of coarse over time into GMH.

[Martin]

From "The Holden Heritage"  11th Edition

1879 - (James) Holden takes his 20 year old son, Henry James, into the business and the name is changed ... to J A Holden & Son

1885 - German born Henry Frederick Adolf Frost becomes a junior partner in J A Holden & Son and the company name changes to Holden & Frost.  It continues in leatherwork and small scale ironmongery, then graduates to repairing (and eventually building) horse drawn carriages and coaches.

1887 - James Alexander Holden dies, aged 52.  Henry becomes the senior partner in Holden & Frost

1909 - Henry Frost dies

Holden & Frost operated in premises in King William Street, Adelaide, andVicoria Square, Adelaide

Jim, pictured at left, is named after James Holden

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Pics! on closer inspection there is a tiny "Made in USA" printed on it, too tiny to come out in the pics though.

[gp]

Coooooool !!

[Martin]

Good one, Glenn.  What a find!!

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Not really a find, but it's lucky to have survived this long!
As I recall my great grandma originally had it and it was used for usual measuring duties and other things such as a disciplinary tool and if my brother and I got away with it, the occasional sword fight.