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Watchorns Ltd, located at 162-163 The Square, was founded in 1923 as Watchorn and McNaught, but was soon taken over and operated solely by Mr G Watchorn. This view is of the houseware department.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 68
Date
circa 1970 to circa 1999
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc68_BUI_2362
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
business,
customers,
photographs,
retail,
shop sale,
Community Tags

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Related items

Interior of Self Help grocery store, Rangitikei Street
Adam Burges' Manawatu Agricultural Implement Works, corner of Rangitikei and Queen Streets
PDC department store, The Square
Staff outside Pink and Collison, Motor Cycle Agents, Cuba Street
Hodder and Tolley
Parkins and Attfield's butcher's shop, The Square
Whitehead's Bakery and Refreshment Rooms, Main Street
Window display at Watchorn & McNaught's Hardware Co., Ltd, The Square
Hutchins' Furniture Warehouse, Main Street
Flower Shop, 424 Featherson Street
Watchorns Ltd department store, The Square
Window display of china at Watchorn & McNaught's Hardware Co., Ltd, The Square