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".
Pleeeaaseee can we have a picture?
:o
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.
From "The Holden Heritage" Â 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. Â 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. Â 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
Pics! on closer inspection there is a tiny "Made in USA" printed on it, too tiny to come out in the pics though.
(http://tinyurl.com/ch2yq)
(http://tinyurl.com/d29s6)
Coooooool !!
Good one, Glenn. What a find!!
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.