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A bill issued by John Blakey of Leeds in 1888:



The bill, dated 22nd March 1888, is for silver plating.

It reads:

Mr. J. Dyson, Briggate, Leeds.

Bot. of John Blakey
Machinist & Gold, Silver & Nickel Plater

Silver Plating

1 Cruet..................5s
2 Table Spoons.........2s - 6d


The Mr. Dyson in question was John Dyson, a Jeweller and Watchmaker, who opened up his splendid premises, 'Time Ball Buildings', 24, 25, 26, Briggate, Leeds in 1865. Although the business finally closed in 1990, the shop-front, including it's huge clock still remains as a landmark in Leeds today.

Trev.

Same John Blakey that made Blakey’s Boot Protectors (aka Segs)?

Yes, the very same.


John Blakey - Leeds - 1890

Trev.

Images that pinpoint Dyson’s location on Lower Briggate (below Boar Lane)…look for the gabled roofs left of the corner:





(These images are borrowed from online sites with no intent to violate claimed copyrights. The last two can be linked from the entry on Croisdale in silverplate section. Tried to go back to the source of the first one {postcard}, to put a link, but did not spot the image in the Leeds section, so it may be elsewhere or even a ghost image lost in the giant brine tank of the internet.)