The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Butterworth Bros., Ltd
Butterworth Bros., Ltd. (Mr. C. P. M. Butterworth, managing director), Warehousemen and Manufacturers, High Street, Dunedin. Telephone, 519. P.O. Box, 394. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Branches at Christchurch, Invercargill, and Wellington. Private residence of managing director, High Street, Roslyn. London House, Mr. J. J. Osborne, 80 Coleman Street, E.C. Cable address, “Thoraceque,” Dunedin. The late Mr. John Leach Butterworth established this well known soft goods house in the year 1862, under the style of Butterworth Bros. It was conducted as a private firm for over a quarter of a century, and in 1888 the business was incorporated under the “Companies Act,” 1888, as a private company.