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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Furnishing Trade

Furnishing Trade.

Dewe, Alfred , Furniture Warehouseman, Tay Street, Invercargill. This business was established in 1893, and is conducted in a two-storey brick building, with a double-fronted shop. There are very fine showrooms on the ground and first floors of the building, and the factory is at the back. About eight persons are employed, and furniture of all descriptions is made on the premises.

Mr. Alfred Dewe was born in 1866 in Berkshire, England, and arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Seimitar” in 1874. He attended school at Invercargill, and learned his trade in Christchurch, where he had several years' experience with well-known firms. On his return to Invercargill, Mr. Dewe commenced business in a small way in Kelvin Street, and five years later removed to the commodious premises he now occupies. His business has not been built up on smart advertising, and a few flash lines got up to please the eye. The work is thorough throughout, and the business has increased, largely by personal recommendation.

Mclean, W. L. and Co. , (William Lang McLean) Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, and General Furniture Dealers, Tay Street, Invercargill. This business, which is among the oldest of its kind in Invercargill, was established about 1869 by Messrs Deiley and Moir, and was acquired by the present proprietor in 1903. The premises consist of a two-storey brick building containing a double-fronted shop, with a large showroom on the ground floor, a workshop behind, and a second showroom on the first floor.

Mr. William Lang Mclean , the Proprietor, was born in 1861 in Glasgow, Scotland, where he attended school, and learned his trade. He came to Port Chalmers by the s.s. “Aorangi,” in 1884, and, with the exception of a year or two in Melbourne, has since resided at Invercargill. For about five years Mr. McLean was senior partner in the firm of McLean, Dewar and Co. Kelvin Street, and on retiring from the partnership in 1903, he acquired his present business, He is a Past Grand Master of the Shamrock, Rose and Thistle Lodge of Oddfellows Mr. McLean was married, in 1886, to Miss Allan, of Dumfries-shire, Scotland, and has four sons and three daughters.