Golden Hammer
- the company history
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Christchurch Chapel, Bridgwater
Recollections, Info,
Memories, Explanations
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The published history of Garton & King
History
Golden Hammer - the history of G&K, published 1961 and extended - an introduction
Chapter 1 - The Contented Shopman
Chapter 2 - The Men of Progress
Chapter 3 - The First Sam Kingdom
Chapter 4 - Iron Sam
Chapter 5 - Greater Yet
Chapter 6 - The Holladays
Chapter 7 - The Second World War
Chapter 8 - The Other Foundries
Chapter 9 - 300 Years of Business
Chapter 10 - Restructure and Foundry Closure - (1980s postscript to the 1961 publication by Henry Holladay)
Chapter 11 - Garton King Appliances - (Further chapter by Richard Holladay, 2013)
1939 Notes by Miss Lovely - the original research, starting point for Golden Hammer
Sam Ellacott, who illustrated Golden Hammer
Booklets and Talks includes:
Golden Hammer
Henry’s Exeter Experiences
1939 Notes
Details of Talks and Presentations available
The Company
A Film by Henry Holladay taken in 1935
Premises
The Workplace – shops and foundries – Updated
High Street – the shop (including the Ironmongery Catalogue)
Tan Lane Foundry – Updated
A Bird’s Eye View and a Video Clip
Map of Garton and King’s premises
St Petrock’s Church and Garton & King
Testimonials, Recommendations and Articles
The Stationery Cupboard – Updated
Taylor & Bodley - In the Shadows
King & Munk - Munk E. business!
Flying the Flag - Adverts and Shows
A Two Way Traffic - our insurer – Updated
Aga Agents - A Grand Affair – Updated
Customers
The Great, the Good, and the Godly, The Common and not so Common
Customers who purchased Stoves
Customers from the Foundry Order Books Archive – New
Customer ‘Tradesmen Account’ Holders 1863-1872 – New
Eggesford House and the Earls of Portsmouth
The Devon & Exeter Hospital, Southernhay – New
Power to the Pumps (Electrics at Kennford Filling Station) – New
Products
What do we do? – New
Rectangular and Square Manhole Covers
Cast Iron Cover (an article published in Right to Ride)
Rock-n-Roll - A Patently obvious remedy
Illumination - lamps and lamp posts
Services (Castings for public services)
Christchurch Chapel, Bridgwater (An unusual early heating system) – New
Hothouse Heating (Greenhouses, Conservatories, Vineries, etc.)
Corbett's Hot-Water Apparatus (1841) – New
All Cookers Great and Small - A dolls house stove
The Tale of Two Barques - Stoves at sea!
Exports Down-under - Where did that stove go? – Updated
Monuments - page includes:
Gordon Lamp
Chittlehampton Water Pump
Colyton Water Fountain and Lamp
Hele Paper Mill Water Feature
Three Men in a Boat (Sluice Gates)
The Mixed Bag Page – Updated
Other
Sitemap (this page)