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

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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 leather, ruled in gilt, 12¾ x 16¾ in.

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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.

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