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Watchorns was formerly on the corner of Albert Street 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 and here advertises the "wonderful bargains" available in-store. The building also contained the premises of Dentist V Harman. Smith and Co. Solicitors was located to the extreme left.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 62
Date
1936 to 1939
Digitisation ID
2014N_Bc62_009540
Held In
Coolstore

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businesses,
fancy goods,
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State Fire Insurance building, 73 Rangitikei Street
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