Catalogue description Records of Bamforth and Company Ltd of Holmfirth, publishers of postcards, greetings cards and calendars
This record is held by Tolson Museum
Reference: | 2000.11 |
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Title: | Records of Bamforth and Company Ltd of Holmfirth, publishers of postcards, greetings cards and calendars |
Description: |
Records including two sales ledgers and over 1,000 original paintings, proof prints and printed cards |
Date: | 1950-1990 |
Held by: | Tolson Museum, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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Physical description: | 1,000 items |
Access conditions: |
Open |
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Administrative / biographical background: |
The business started in 1870 when James Bamforth set up as a photographer. He moved into magic lantern slide production and, in 1899, film production. They began publishing postcards in 1903 or 1904. Bamforth & Co. became a limited company in 1910 and had offices in London and New York as well as Holmfirth. The company specialised in comic and song postcards but also published lantern slides, greetings cards and calendars |
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