2nd Dec, 2021 9:30
The Collectors Sale
A Pair of Dollond London Binoculars
brass & black lacquer, body G, some wear due to age, engraved 'Dollond London' to one side and 'John Margetson, Streatham, Surrey' to the other side, optics G-VG, some fine fungus and haze present, one of the the set of optics are out of alignment with the other,
Note: it is likely that the John Margetson engraved on the Binoculars was the following:
John Stewart Margetson (1811- 1867) and his wife Hannah (1816) nee Woods and their family. John Stewart Margetson is listed as a warehouseman and Bandana printer and was the co-owner of Welch and Margetson and Co Limited, menswear manufacturers specialising in shirts, collars, silk handkerchiefs, silk neckties, scarves and braces, which was established in 1832.
It was one of the first companies to introduce an in-working factory arrangement for the making of shirts. In 1847 the first Londonderry factory was opened, followed by Carlisle Road factory, Londonderry, in 1876. A tie factory was built in Bermondsey in 1890, to which the production of all other company products moved in due course. Early in the 20th century a factory for the shirt, collar and tie trade was opened in Melbourne, Australia, and in 1911 a limited liability company was formed, Welch, Margetson and Company (Overseas).
brass & black lacquer, body G, some wear due to age, engraved 'Dollond London' to one side and 'John Margetson, Streatham, Surrey' to the other side, optics G-VG, some fine fungus and haze present, one of the the set of optics are out of alignment with the other,
Note: it is likely that the John Margetson engraved on the Binoculars was the following:
John Stewart Margetson (1811- 1867) and his wife Hannah (1816) nee Woods and their family. John Stewart Margetson is listed as a warehouseman and Bandana printer and was the co-owner of Welch and Margetson and Co Limited, menswear manufacturers specialising in shirts, collars, silk handkerchiefs, silk neckties, scarves and braces, which was established in 1832.
It was one of the first companies to introduce an in-working factory arrangement for the making of shirts. In 1847 the first Londonderry factory was opened, followed by Carlisle Road factory, Londonderry, in 1876. A tie factory was built in Bermondsey in 1890, to which the production of all other company products moved in due course. Early in the 20th century a factory for the shirt, collar and tie trade was opened in Melbourne, Australia, and in 1911 a limited liability company was formed, Welch, Margetson and Company (Overseas).
Auction: The Collectors Sale, 2nd Dec, 2021
