A Joseph Braddell & Son trade card/label for the period c. 1920.
The trade mark of the interwoven "J.B.S" within the Red Hand of Ulster.
Repairs to a Gun.
Why Belfast Firm’s Claim Failed.
At Omagh Quarter Sessions
yesterday, Joseph Braddell & Son, Gunmakers
Arthur Square, Belfast,
sued Charles Roulston, Auctioneer, Omagh, to recover £4-10s claimed for repairs
to a gun.
William J. Clarke gave
evidence that plaintiff received a gun for repairs from the defendant. The
repairs to the ejector were the practical item with the account. The charge for
the work was reasonable.
In cross – examination
he agreed the defendant did not ask to have the ejector repaired but the gun
would not have been serviceable if the repairs had not been carried out.
Defendant lodged £2 in
the Court in settlement of the claim. He stated that the only repair necessary
was a new striker spring, and the first intimation he had that the ejector had
been repaired was when he received the account from the plaintiffs.
Judge Linehan said the
defendant’s order for repairs only referred to the striker spring and
plaintiffs were not entitled to travel outside that authority without calling
defendant’s attention to the fact. The amount lodged in Court was sufficient
and the case would be dismissed.
Belfast Newsletter 2nd July 1930.
We are always interested in material related to the early gunmakers of Ireland.
Dave Stroud ramrodantiques.co.uk
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