Pompadour Cosmetics, 17 Upper Baker Street

[Rob Clack]

That's interesting Robert. It did it's job. I don't remember many adverts but I'll always remember that one.

Rob

[Robert]

Written by Elvis Costello or his dad.

[Rob Clack]

Hi Debs,

Yep 'Fry's Chocolate'. I'm trying not to think about chocolate as I'm trying to diet.
I was surprised to see 'R White's' was around back then. I remember there ad from the 70's for Lemonade "I've been trying to give it up, but it's one of those nights"



Rob

[Debra A]

Fantastic pic, Rob, thanks for posting it.
Was it Fry's chocolate? I wonder if they did the turkish delight ones in those days...love those.

[Rob Clack]

I was to busy trying to look at the chocolate in the window

[Archaic]

When I saw your photo I immediately scanned the windows, Rob, just in case...

B.

[Rob Clack]

Thanks

[Archaic]

Great find, Rob! Good job.

Cheers, Archaic

[Rob Clack]

Here's 17 Upper Baker Street, 7 July 1898



Rob

[Mike Covell]

Sadly the papers do not list who sold the company to Dickinson, or how he came to own it.

[Debra A]

Dickinson signed the papers on the 15th October 1891, which is written in pen, the local Registration Office stamped them the following day.

Thanks Mike, so there is no real reason to expect the names Stephenson, Cremmers or Collins should appear in these papers then, as the company was allegedly sold before Oct 1891 anyway. In fact, if what Collins said at her May 1891 court case about having a share in a cosmetic comepany does relate to to the Pompadour, then she sold her share before May 1891.

[Mike Covell]

Morning Debs, Dickinson signed the papers on the 15th October 1891, which is written in pen, the local Registration Office stamped them the following day.

I have seen the Gentleman classification on the burgess rolls and in the polling books too. The gentleman classification usually meant that they had either inherited money, or were living off income from investments.

In some cases, however, it can just mean gentleman!

Richard Stephenson was listed as a Gentleman when he was living on Mason Street in Hull, prior to his involvement with the Dawber family.

[Debra A]

Thanks for posting this information Mike.
Was the company taken over on October 15th 1891?

You've probably looked at these people on the 1891 census yourself, but I noticed that Joseph Richard Crellin, gentleman, was actually only 23 and a solicitors clerk earlier in April 91.
I always wondered what gave someone the status of 'gentleman' is it because they have given up working for a living by coming into money or relying on investments for an income etc. Or can someone be a solicitors clerk and still class themselves as a gentleman?

[Mike Covell]

Great stuff as always Debs.

When the company was taken over, on October 15th, and became a Limited Company it was run by:

H. Y. Dickinson, 56 Grays Inn Road, W. C.

Dickinson had a number of shareholders including,

Stanley Evans, 20 Theobalds Road, Bedford Row, London, W.C., Solicitor.
Herbert Young Dickinson, 56 Grays Inn Road, London, Engineer.
George Henry Rayner, 37 Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agent.
Albert Edward Ellen, 87 Chestnut Avenue, [illegible] Gate and Clerk.
Frederick Thos Rushton, 14 New Inn, Strand, Solicitor.
Joseph Richard Crellin, 82 Gurney Road, Leytonstone, Gentleman.
Archie Bellingham, 45 Brownfields Road, Clapham, S.W., Clerk.

[Rob Clack]

Hi Debs,

I think some did and some didn't going by the directories, No. 17 in 1895 was a confectioners so I think there was a bit of a mixture.

Rob