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'P. Orr & Sons' showrooms, factory and workshops, Madras, 1870s

Album of twenty albumen prints, approx. 9¼ x 11¾ in., inscribed in ink P. Orr & Sons, Moorgate Station Chambers, London on front free page, half morocco, ruled in gilt, oblong 4to.

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P. Orr & Sons were manufacturers and suppliers of optical and scientific instruments, gas and electrical apparatus, diamonds, pearls gold and silver. Images include their elaborate showrooms and offices, bicycle, clock, silver, instrument and jewellery workshops, a light-fittings warehouse, provisions and chemical storerooms. A few show Indians at work.