CASPER and WOLFF
Name | CASPER and WOLFF |
Skills | Retailers, Merchants |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
Liverpool Street, Hobart Elizabeth Street, Hobart |
Other | Approx. 1852-1856: Business partnership, Edward Casper and Henry Wolff
January 1852: Clock and watchmaker Ellis Casper retired and transferred his share of Casper and Son to his son Edward Casper. Edward announced entering a partnership with Henry Wolff of Port Phillip, Victoria. The firm regularly advertised to buy gold and old silver and sold general goods. 1856: Insolvency. The agents appointed to manage the estate held a public auction to sell the stock, including watches, jewellery, a watchmaker’s show glass, and other items. |
References | |
Hobart Town Advertiser 27 January 1852, 6 April 1852; Colonial Times 6 April 1852; The Courier 4 October 1856; The Hobarton Mercury 24 October 1856. |
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