OLDEST FIRM IN ENGLAND.
♦ . 'V: STILL FLOURISHING AFTER 817: YEARS. • , \ LONDON, Oct. IC. A business firm established 817 yew ago is still flourishing at North Hah shani Norfolk. It is that of Messrs R.. W Farman, basketmakers, foundedm the year 1108, only 42 after MiL liani the Conqueror fought the Ratio ° f The "business has been dovrl from father to son through the celturies, and the small factory provide employment for six people. 511 V North Walsham is a tmy ; village near Norwich, which at one time was the largest - city m England, with a population of 60,000.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 October 1925, Page 4
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98OLDEST FIRM IN ENGLAND. Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 October 1925, Page 4
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