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.
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Interior of C M Ross Co department store
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1929
- Digitisation ID
- 2008P_Bc294_CMROSS_1639
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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