KI k 102 years ago ’” iWr -lllfflEKa Just 102 Y ears ago, w ' len fashion* like these were still about 50 years ahead, Edward Reece, from Birmingham, opened a Hardware Store in * '4®' the new-born township of Christchurch. There wd|L_Lv, uV ■ IBtlHjll Ik » jCy were opportunities then. You could buy 50 AmHii A Ay’ ■BltisTill WjR acres in the heart of Christchurch for £2OO (only sWn an acre). But many people looked at the raupo swamps and the wilderness and failed to see the opportunities. nRS B \ Not so Edward Reece. He built his business / t Hr I \ firm foundations, keeping abreast of the latest Hill I iIIhH 1 ideas and always providing service and honest vllliV I ilJilU \ value. Today the business he so humbly started £_«■ ■ MINI 1 ' 854 is now the thriving firm of E. Reece Ltd. ■BCTpgT All It * s growing, and is helping others to grow, jpltfllWn UMill independently, with it. For today there are still opportunities, but, as in 1854, it requires vision Hhl t° see fham. B® Reece's are proud to be associated with Mr F. * Bh s,ode who built House N °* B- Be sur ***• RB? our Tile Surround, etc. These are some of the items E. Reece Ltd. supply WALLBOARDS ★ BATHS and BASINS ★ TILED FIREPLACES SPACE HEATERS ★ CONTINUOUS BURNING FIRES ★ PAINTS LOCKSETS ★ KITCHEN BENCHES ★ TRADESMEN'S TOOLS PLUMBERS' SUPPLIES ★ CONCRETE MIXERS ★ HARDWARE E REECE LTD. "The Old Firm with the Young Outlook" COLOMBO and LICHFIELD STS. ESTABLISHED 1856
I y ft I_U LDY WC BATH BEDAM 3 BEOAM I hTnILZI . - LL L n ,~.' • • "The true wealth of a “ ’ ||.* • ‘ .|| _ j[ , nation lies in its happy w. . * * • 11 homes that ring to the u U . • • laughter of children." p D • BEDRM Z P DiNIMC ’ LIVIMC if I 1 I ■ ■- ‘FA . g I YOU SIMPLY MUST SEE I HOUSE No 8 | I AT I I The PARADE \ j of HOMES H • Built by Mr F. W. SLADE, 44 MARY St, NW2 M • Furniture, Furnishings and Home Appliances by the K Calder Mackay Co. Ltd. n The Pcxrcrcle of Homes a practical solution P If F ,o *he problem of fitting finance to a bettor | W i | J■’■ : j way of living. KER ™ Jwir House No. 8. is an example of what can be FWHallllfc l ' l|, '^C,T~ , |iji m|.i ' —T II I done when Calder Mackays supply the floor ” 0 7 I'' coverings, furniture, furnishings and home N Bw I appliances including refrigerator and washing machine. Everything in this home and for 1 PASHI WIHTtO 'WfLOTtz' , _ .. dl i oh waw fro«ts or osessihc IK your home can be supplied on Calder M* Bto ufAo back Mackays Unbeatable Terms. H “ The ’’Richmond" Suite, as AA | HED 11A A V s T-eX LALUtK M ALU AI OF 115 WORCESTER STREET.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28529, 7 March 1958, Page 21
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