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The Army & Navy Stores Ltd.         From: The South American Handbook Trade & Travel pub. Ltd. 1951. images/archive1/armyandnavystores080.jpg

W.S.Burns    Aberdeen.  Obituary from [The] Aberdeen  Press & Journal  Wed. 31 August 1931 Courtesy of Maria Henderson Aberdeen Library.

Hobson & Sons  London uniform & Accoutrement manufacturers. Advertisement from : British Red Cross Society First Aid Manual No1.  James Cantile. 2nd ed. Cassell & Co. Ltd London 1918 images/archive1/hobsonandsons082.jpg and another from: Fire Protection Year Book 1962. images/archive1/hobson2091.jpg         This advert different typeface appears in the same Sc. 1952

Norman McCleod  Civil & Military Outfitters from: Fire Protection Year Book 1962. images/archive1/mcleodnorman092.jpg

Masters & Co. Cardiff.                                         Extracts from a book titled: Ports of the Bristol Channel dated 1893. 

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Pipe & McGill Ltd   Incorporating                           Shirley Brooks Ltd.   Sheet headed                         The Gunner Advertisements; year not available:

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Samuel Brothers (St. Paul's) Ltd.  London. Letter dated 2nd August 1985 fate of companies early records & a particularly helpful letterhead. 

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Stephen Simpson  (est. 1829) Ltd. Preston    Letter dated 9th July 1985 : another helpful letterhead. Incidentally, I was using preformatted letters & sent one asking about Samuel.Bros. Kind of them to respond at all under the circumstances...

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Taylors & Perry              's Birmingham Directory 1812 images/tailorsandperry.jpg

Uniform Clothing & Equipment Co.  London Advertisement from : British Red Cross Society First Aid Manual No1.  James Cantile. 2nd ed. Cassell & Co. Ltd London 1918  images/archive1/uniformclothingandeco083.jpg

Wathen Gardiner & Co.  Bristol.  From: Fire Protection Year Book 1962. images/archive1/wathengardiner090.jpg