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« on: August 23, 2005, 09:41:35 AM » |
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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".
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2005, 08:08:33 PM » |
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Pleeeaaseee can we have a picture?  |
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2005, 09:26:34 AM » |
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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.
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2005, 11:36:07 AM » |
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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
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« Last Edit: August 24, 2005, 11:38:02 AM by lewis1411 »
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The liver is evil. It must be PUNISHED
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2005, 10:15:58 PM » |
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Pics! on closer inspection there is a tiny "Made in USA" printed on it, too tiny to come out in the pics though.   |
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2005, 02:55:51 AM » |
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Coooooool !!
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2005, 12:51:04 PM » |
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Good one, Glenn. What a find!!
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2005, 07:43:53 PM » |
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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.
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