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[Frederick Gorringe (1831-1909), draper; Frederick Gorringe's Department Store, 75 Buckingham Palace Road, London; the Daily TelBiblio.com

Frederick Gorringe's Department Store. Manuscript subscription list of donations by staff to the Daily Telegraph fund for 'the Sufferers' by the Edgware Road Fire giving more than 200 names and sums. With two press cuttings.

réf. 13915London. May and June 1888. 4pp. foolscap 8vo. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged paper. First page headed: 'The Edgware Road Fire The proprietor of "The Daily Telegraph" have as hitherto on similar occasions opened a Subscription list for the Sufferers and it is estimated that £3000 will be required to meeet the urgent claims for relief which are already too well known I shall be glad to receive any donations you may be pleased to give on their behalf JNER.'. Arranged in eight columns two to a page with running totals and a grand total of £16 1s 0d. The first donation is for 10s 6d from 'Mr. Kynock' and the last for 1s from Mr Catliffe'. Accompanying the list are two newspaper cuttings laid down on one side of a piece of 12mo paper with manuscript heading The Edgware Rd. Fire Fund'. The first cutting records the donation of £20 by 'Fredk. Gorring Buckingham Palace-road' and of £16 1s 0d by 'Employés of Fredk. Gorringe'; the second cutting reproduces a letter from Gorringe reading: 'TO THE EDITOR OF "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH." SIR - I have pleasure in sending a cheque for £20 towards the fund being raised for the assistants who are sufferers by the Edgware-road fire; also one for £16 1s from my employés. - Yours faithfully FREDK. GORRINGE. Buckingham Palace-road June 5.' The fire had occurred on 30 May 1888 with The Times devoting the following day's editorial to it beginning: 'London has been visited by many greater and more destructive fires but by few more tragic and pathetic in their circumstances than that which occurred in the Edgware-road shortly after six o'clock yesterday morning. The large drapery establishment of Messrs. GARROULD occupying the angle formed by the Edgware-road and Queen-street was suddenly attacked by fire and five of the young assistants who slept in the upper floors were burnt to death or suffocated while five more were seriously scorched or injured by jumping from the windows.' The Times drew parallels with another fire eight months before at the Exeter Theatre and concluded that it had 'once more taught Londoners the lesson that they cannot have efficient protection from fire without paying for it'. [London. May and June 1888.] unknown

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[Mr W G Sylvester, 271 Clapham Road, London, SW, royal caterer; Sylvester's Royal Bioscope; Royal Crown Cricketers]: S WBiblio.com

Advertisement for royal caterer '"The Original" Mr. W. G. Sylvester . Established 1878 The acknowledged old-established leading London royal fête gala and entertainment caterer up-to-date'. With two quotations by Sylvester one signed.

réf. 10775Quotations dated 23 and 26 May 1911; both on elaborate letterhead. Advertisement from around the same period. ADVERTISEMENT: 4to 4 pp. Bifolium. Printed in blue and red in a variety of fonts and point sizes. Photograph of Sylvester on front page which has a red border featuring illustrations of entertainments. Royal warrant at head: 'Under the distinguished patronage of his most gracious majesty the late King Edward the Seventh and Queen Alexandra Sandringham 1901 and 1902.' The centre pages begin 'W. G. S. provides Marvellous Acrobats Wondrous Trapeze Performers Trick Cyclists Performing Animals of every description Royal Punch and Judy with Dog Toby Marionettes Musical Clowns Pierrots Minstrels Japanese Jugglers Comic Conjurers Knockabouts etc. etc.' Including 'Animated Pictures up-to-date Including all the Latest Novelties as displayed by Sylvester's Royal Bioscope!' and 'Sylvester's only and original team of Royal Clown Cricketers eleven in number. The only team who have appeared and played a match in Sandringham Park by the Gracious Permission and Patronage of His Late Majesty King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra on 24th July 1901 against the Sandringham Cricket Club with great success.' The last page carries thirteen 'Copies of a few latest unsolicited testimonials' beginning with one from Captain Nicholas Buckingham Palace. Warnings to 'Beware of Self-styled "Royal" Crown Cricketers' 'Beware of Base Imitators Who copy my mode of business printed circulars etc.' LETTERS: Both landscape 8vo 1 p. Each on back of elaborate advertising slip in red and blue ink. Addressed to G. J. Profit Warren House Minley Farnborough Hants. Each has been trimmed with loss of text. The first carries Sylvester's bold attractive signature and the following postscript: 'Sorry I cannot assist you with Steam Roundabouts. etc. You might write to Mr. John Searle 22 Livingstone Road Thornton Heath Surrey & mention my name he might be at liberty but afraid they are all booked coronation week.' The second is unsigned and lists four 'Artists at liberty 22 June 1911 All give two separate performances.' Fees are given for all four: 'Brothers Overton. Comic & acrobatic trick Cyclists' 'The Three Rolands. Comedy Acrobats & Hand Balancers' 'The Sisters Sligo. Refined Irish Speciality Musical Entertainment' and 'Madllo Simosa San. <.> Jap. Juggler'. See IMage. Quotations dated 23 and 26 May 1911; both on elaborate letterhead. Advertisement from around the same period. unknown

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