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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 239061, member: 360"]I have discovered our manufacturer! Stewart Dawson & Company!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stewart_Dawson" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stewart_Dawson" rel="nofollow">David Stewart Dawson (1849-1932).</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Manufacturing jeweler and watchmaker, born in Scotland. Lived in Sydney, Australia, with branches in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, and Perth! </p><p><br /></p><p>According to his Wikipedia page, Mr. Dawson became a VERY wealthy man!</p><p><br /></p><p>Founded the company of Stewart Dawson & Co. in 1886!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/JPG_Stewart_Dawsons_Wellington_2015.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The former Stewart Dawson & Co. jewelry store in Wellington, NZ.</p><p><br /></p><p>...I wonder if they want their opera-glasses back? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 239061, member: 360"]I have discovered our manufacturer! Stewart Dawson & Company! [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stewart_Dawson']David Stewart Dawson (1849-1932).[/URL] Manufacturing jeweler and watchmaker, born in Scotland. Lived in Sydney, Australia, with branches in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, and Perth! According to his Wikipedia page, Mr. Dawson became a VERY wealthy man! Founded the company of Stewart Dawson & Co. in 1886! [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/JPG_Stewart_Dawsons_Wellington_2015.JPG[/IMG] The former Stewart Dawson & Co. jewelry store in Wellington, NZ. ...I wonder if they want their opera-glasses back? :D[/QUOTE]
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