Street scene DALE shop front:Tailor Outfitter Furnisher Eckington

[ShaunJ]

Advert 26 October 1901 in Leeds Mercury for Junior young  man for Manchester Department of Mr. Dale’s, Draper, Edmonton, Middlesex.

"Manchester" was a generic term for household linen, and is a term still used in Australia and New Zealand.  The "Manchester department" would have been in the Edmonton store.

[JenB]

I'm convinced there is another name to the left of "bespoke tailor",but I can't make it out,something vaguely like Oertlieb?(perhaps a Jewish tailor from the East End?).I could be way out..

Outfitter  (as in original posting)

Above left window: Outfitter, Bespoke Tailor

[Jamjar]

I'm convinced there is another name to the left of "bespoke tailor",but I can't make it out,something vaguely like Oertlieb?(perhaps a Jewish tailor from the East End?).I could be way out..

Outfitter  (as in original posting)

Above left window: Outfitter, Bespoke Tailor

There is a word before outfitter, also. Possibly the last few letters of 'Manchester'?

Jamjar

[despair]

Oops....

Regards
Roger

[despair]

Maybe it's .."draper.." (maybe me trying  to make it match the occupation of Ernest Dale.... (draper,outfitter,furnisher..)

Regards
Roger

[sugarbakers]

Maybe it's .."draper.." (maybe me trying  to make it match the occupation of Ernest Dale.... (draper,outfitter,furnisher..)

Certainly a word of that length, the dimensions of the windows won't allow for anything longer.

I think it may be 'hosier'.

[001uk]

Advert 26 October 1901 in Leeds Mercury for Junior young  man for Manchester Department of Mr. Dale’s, Draper, Edmonton, Middlesex.

"Manchester" was a generic term for household linen, and is a term still used in Australia and New Zealand.  The "Manchester department" would have been in the Edmonton store.

YES! ShaunJ you're dead right. Most unlikely stores in Edmonton and Manchester. However, Edmonton has now been ruled out. Nevertheless a good point!

[001uk]

Is it possible to do a couple of close up scans - one of the billboards next to Dales and one of the shop on the right foreground.

Hi gadget,
Scans below!The billboards I think are for products and not locally related. The name on the longer shop board looks as if it starts 'DO'

[001uk]

I'm convinced there is another name to the left of "bespoke tailor",but I can't make it out,....

Hi Roger,
Yes, there is another name. I cannot make it out exactly might it be "Draper" (or HATTER)? I feel sure the word after is OUTFITTER.  Scan below!