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Watchorns was formerly on the corner of Albert St and Broadway, Palmerston North. It was founded in 1923 as a partnership and known as Watchorn and McNaught. It specialised in crockery fancy goods and house hold items.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc231_BUI_2431
Title
Watchorns Ltd, The Square
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 231
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
162 The Square, Palmerston North
Date
1937

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
building,
buildings,
commercial,
photographs,
retail,
shop,
the provident life,
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