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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  223
• Lot Description:
  OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE: 1885 (Aug.13) letter from the Secretary, Royal Commission for Victoria
  for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, on Exhibition letterhead advising J.H. Abbott & Co. of Sandhurst that their stand application for the Victorian Court had been successful.
• Notes:
  J.H. Abbott founded a business in 1853 with a store that supplied everyday essentials to those seeking their fortune on the goldfields. His next venture was to establish the New Times Boot Market & Factory in Pall Mall, Sandhurst. In 1867, his wife took over running the shop which was located next to the Bendigo Arcade near Williamson Street. In 1876, the leather business of T Baulderstone was purchased, and operations were further expanded later by the acquisition of the Edinburgh Tannery at Sheepwash Creek, and The Edinburgh Leather & Grindery warehouse in Bull Street, Sandhurst.
• Estimate:
  A$100 - 150
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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