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the women's departments were on the first floor of the new C M Ross store, built 1927-1928, on The Square. The network of pipes along the ceiling were used to transport (using compressed air) small containers holding the sales docket and clients’ money to a central cashier on the third floor.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2008P_Bc294_CMROSS_1639
Title
Interior of C M Ross Co department store
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

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Place
4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date
circa 1929

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Taxonomy

Tags
c m ross building,
palmerston north,
roscos,
shop,
thematic collections,
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