Joseph Braddell & Son
Belfast
Receipt dated 1949.
This style of receipt having been originally printed in 1931 and therefore states the over 120 years trading term. .
The use of the red hand of Ulster trademark, we believe, was introduced in their centennial year (1911).
At this stage William J Clarke, was running the business. He started in the business as a junior salesman in 1890.
His three sons would ultimately join the business in 1925, 1926 and 1947.
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