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G.A. Coles Ltd. - Records, 1913 - 1970

documentary heritage
  • Description

    (1) -- Cash Journals, July 1913 - January 1947. (12 volumes)

    (2) -- Cash Books, January 1947 - October 1966. (3 volumes)

    (3) -- Time and Wages Books, November 1913 - August 1954. (33 volumes)

    (4) -- Wages and Overtime Books, August 1954 - January 1970. (8 volumes) [Acc. No. 75/99]

    (5) -- Itinerary for salesman working in North Auckland in the early 1920s without their own car. (8 leaves) [Acc. No. 75/73]

  • Other Id

    1880 (Presto content ID)

    MS-777 (Reference Number)

    20995 (DBTextworks system ID)

    75/99 (Registration number)

    75/73 (Registration number)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    G.A. Coles Ltd. - Records, 1913 - 1970
  • Primary Maker
  • Date
    1913-1970
  • Physical Description

    1 folder + 56 outsized volumes

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Subject Notes
    Founded in 1885 by George Alexander Coles, the Auckland-based firm of G.A. Coles & Co. Ltd. were pioneers in the machine stitching of boots in footwear manufacturing.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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