W.W. Corpe (1836 - 1923) was one of the pioneers of the dairy industry in the Manawatu. He arrived in the Feilding district about 1881 and was a sawmiller for some years before constructing a butter and cheese factory at Makino, near Feilding. Mr. Corpe was making butter by 1887 and continued in the industry until 1903, when he sold to Joseph Nathan and Co Ltd. of Wellington.

William Westcombe Corpe
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2010N_D51_3344
- Title
- William Westcombe Corpe
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1880 to circa 1885
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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