Category: Advertising Covers

Tobacco Sales Floor

Tobacco Sales Floor

Salisbury

Tobacco Sales Floor opened in 1958 in competition with Tobacco Auctions Limited and Tobacco Producers Floor.

From 1983 through to 1994 TSF, having advanced to a monopoly situation, handled the entire Zimbabwe flue-cured crop. During that period, world demand led to rapid and ongoing expansion of the crop size.

TSF moved to the present facility in 1986, and, with the capacity to trade over 2 million kilograms daily, has consolidated the reputation as one of the world’s largest and most efficient market places.

Reference

Contributors
  • James Gavin

Tobacco Sales Limited

Tobacco Sales Limited

Salisbury

Tobacco Sales Ltd was founded in 1957 as an auction house for tobacco, and in the late 1960s began to diversify into logistics and agronomy.

It continues to trade today as TSL Limited and is focused on providing innovative solutions in Logistics, Real Estate, Commodity production and trading in Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community.

References

Contributor
  • James Gavin

Art Flooring Co. (PVT) Ltd

Art Flooring Co. (PVT) Ltd

Salisbury

 

Art Flooring Co. (Pvt) Ltd was a parquet factory established in 1959 by the Swiss brothers Kurt and Paul Meyer in Salisbury, Rhodesia.

Kurt Meyer was a middle school teacher and, for a time, rector at the Swiss School of Cairo, Egypt, and later at Swissair. Paul worked for a few years at a palm oil plantation in the Belgian Congo and then three years at Swiss sisal plantation in Tanganyika.

In 1963, Kurt returned to Switzerland. Paul, a successful businessman, continued to run Art Flooring through the difficult years after 1965 with the assistance of managing director, fellow Swiss, Paul Kruter.

The business was taken over by Dunlop in 1972. Paul returned to Switzerland where he was the head of his father’s wood business. Kurt Meyer died in 1976.

Reference

Contributor
  • James Gavin

Tobacco Auctions (Nyasaland) Ltd

Tobacco Auctions (Nyasaland) Ltd

Limbe

 

In 1937, the Native Tobacco Board (NTB) reached an agreement with the settler-run Nyasaland Tobacco Association to institute an auction system similar to what was introduced in Southern Rhodesia in 1936. Tobacco was taken to the auction floors of the newly developed company, Tobacco Auctions (Nyasaland) Ltd in Limbe, where it was sold from a corrugated iron warehouse built in 1936.

From 1939, Tobacco Auctions (Nyasaland) Ltd were competing with Producers Warehouse Limited. In 1962 they were amalgamated as Auction Holdings Nyasaland Limited. In 1965, following Malawi’s Independence, the company was renamed Auction Holdings Limited.

Reference

  • A History of Malawi, 1859-1966 – John McCracken
  • www.ahlmw.com
Contributor
  • James Gavin

J & M Lazarus

J & M Lazarus

Lourenço Marques

Joseph Lazarus and Maurice Lazarus were brothers of Jewish decent from the Britain. It is believed that they first arrived in Barberton, South Africa during the gold boom. They appear to have arrived in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa in 1899.

Two business locations are known in the city, one at No. 39 Araujo Street and the other at Avenida Aguiar. For a while, they kept a studio in Beira. They first advertised as photographers in the 1901 directory and in the same year they published A Souvenir of Lourenço Marques: an album of views of the town.

As part of their photography business, they also produced a range of postcards. One of their photographs of Chief Makwira and his wives (Malawi) appears on a postcard published by G. Budricks & Co.

Their last advertisement appears in 1907, although their box number is still listed in the 1909 edition. They sold their studio to Sidney Hocking.

Postcards

References

Haddon & Sly Ltd

Haddon & Sly Ltd

 

Haddon & Sly Ltd was established in Bulawayo in 1894 as a general dealer by two traders W.H. Haddon and J.W. Sly who merged their businesses to suppress competition from other entrepreneurs. In the early days it provided a tea room and ladies rest room as facilities for country customers who had journeyed into Bulawayo by ox-wagon or cape cart.

In 1910, the company opened a men’s outfitting establishment on Manica Road, Salisbury and by 1928, it opened a second branch in Salisbury and, later, in Gwelo and became a prominent department store.

W.H. Haddon died in 1921, and J.W. Sly in 1925; the business was taken over by their family. The company continues to trade today as a supermarket and type of mall.

Branches

Postcards

Contributors
  • James Gavin
  • Keith Harrop

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Haddon & Sly Ltd: Bulawayo

Haddon & Sly Ltd

Bulawayo

Haddon & Sly Ltd was established in Bulawayo in 1894 as a general dealer by two traders who merged their businesses to suppress competition from other entrepreneurs.The original structure was demolished in 1907 to be replaced by the one that is currently standing although it has also been refurbished recently.

In the 1950’s, a new building was built next to the original 1907 building.

Contributors
  • James Gavin
  • Hal Hoyte

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Haddon & Sly Ltd: Salisbury

Haddon & Sly Ltd

Salisbury

In 1910, a second branch of Haddon & Sly was opened on Manica Road, Salisbury to cater for men. In 1928, the imposing structure that exists today was opened.

Contributors
  • James Gavin

H. M. Barbour

H. M. Barbour

Salisbury

Barbour’s was a department store founded by Irishman H.M. Barbour in 1917. It continues to trade today.

 

Events

Postcards

Revenue

References

  • 1952 – Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Contributors
  • Adrian De Bourbon
  • James Gavin
  • Walter Herdzik

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Interflora

Interflora

Johannesburg

Interflora is the world’s largest, most recognized and respected flower delivery service. Supported by a network of over 40,000 florists worldwide, they deliver to approximately 140 countries, including South Africa.

In 1920 a florist, Joe Dobson, of Leighton’s Seedsmen and Florists in Glasgow, and a nurseryman, Carl Englemann in Essex were looking to increase their business. They knew of the Florists Telegraph Delivery Association (FTDA) which had existed in the US since 1910, and applied to join as foreign members.

In 1923 the UK arm of the FTDA was formed with 17 members. One of the straplines used in advertising was Flowers by Wire when the telegraph was actually used to communicate between florists. Later, telegrams were sent from member to member requesting deliveries to be made in the recipient florists area. In the original Interflora Directory, used by members, the longest established members could be recognised by their telegraphic address. This would be the only telegraphic address in that city to include the name Interflora.

In 1950, Interflora was established in South Africa. Interflora African Areas is made up of hundreds of members using their unique flower delivery service across South Africa and Africa including Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Interflora African Areas Head Office is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In 1953 the name changed to Interflora and the slogan Flowers Worldwide along with the Mercury Man roundel became well known. Say it with Flowers became the subsequent and most famous slogan associated with Interflora.

Members

References

Contributors
  • James Gavin
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