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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Read and Fenwick

Read and Fenwick, Glass Bevellers and Silverers, New Zealand Glass Bevelling and Silvering Works, Taranaki Street, Wellington. Established 1892. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. These enterprising gentlemen have the honour of introducing a new industry in this Colony. They are both from the old country, where they thoroughly learned their trade. Mr. George Fenwick was born in Dundee, and served apprenticeship with Mr. Cottrill, of Glasgow, from whence he sailed for Melbourne, and during several years there was employed at different periods with Messrs. Cottrill, Meadows, Wooseman, and Carter and Son. Mr. Herbert Read was born in England, and served his time with Mr. Clark, of London, after which he also sailed for Melbourne, but not being so fortunate in securing work at his own trade, readily went into the country, where he experienced some of the usual rough colonial life, and took various kinds of employment. In 1892 they came to Wellington, joined partnership, and established the above business in a commodious wooden building, in which they have fitted up an eight-horse-power engine and full set of bevelling and polishing mills, also a water distiller used in silvering process, and are consequently prepared to execute all kinds of work in connection with the trade, which they are steadily working up. They are already doing business with all parts of the Colony.