Gullauhsens Furniture Company

[cfuller]

Can anyone tell me about the Gullauhsens Furniture Company in Newcastle on Tyne?  Dates, type of furniture, family etc.

[davidft]

There is a little information in this link including that Mr Gullachsen came from Norway

http://www.efi-costarica.com/gullachsen-son-ltd.html

The Company seems to still be going

http://www.gullachsen.com/

and there is a contact point in that link where you may get extra help

[stanmapstone]

Kelly's Directory of Northumberland, 1914
Gullachsen & Son Ltd. house furnishers, upholsterers, shop & office fitters & cabinet makers, 10 & 7 Pilgrim Street; works, Sandyford-road. TN 2158 Central; TA "Gullachsen, Newcastle"

Stan

[stanmapstone]

The Company seems to still be going

http://www.gullachsen.com/

and there is a contact point in that link where you may get extra help

It is not still going. A petition to wind up the company was made to the High Court of Justice on the 4th June 1930.

The London Gazette 15 May 1934
Companies Act, 1929.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 295(3) and 19 & 20 Geo. V. ch.23(Companies Act, 1929) that, at the expiration of three months from the date hereof, the names of the undermentioned companies, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register, and the Companies will be disolved.
Gullachsen & Son Limited.
The London Gazette 17 August, 1934.
Companies Act, 1929.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 295(3) and 19 & 20 Geo. V. ch.23(Companies Act, 1929), that the names of the undermentioned Companies have been this day struck off the Register, and such Companies are hereby dissolved. Gullachsen & Son Limited.


Stan

[davidft]

It is not still going.

Yes I did wonder about that as the first link I found mentioned it going bust about 1929. The I found the second link of

http://www.gullachsen.com/

but on closer inspection that seems to be a modern photographic type company - who knows maybe by a descendant of the furniture store owner.

OP - if you do a search on Lorentz Gullachsen you will find some pictures of what his furniture looked like

[stanmapstone]

The  founder of the firm seems to be Lorentz Herman Gullachsen born abt 1846, Bergen, Norway. He died 30th August 1912, at 16 Percy Gardens, Newcastle Tynemouth, he left £17,364 13s 10d. Probate was granted to his widow Annie Gullachsen, and his son Lorentz Willoughby Gullachsen. He had seven children.

The firm originally was "Carnegie and Gullachsen". In an 1883 catalogue for an exhibition in Gateshead the firm was advertising drawing room suites from between 17 and 40 guineas, and dining room suites from £18 to £40. In the 1879 The Commercial Directory and Shippers Guide, Carnegie and Gullachsen, were at 58 Northumberland Street, Newcastle. In the 1890 Directory they are two separate firms.

Stan

[Michael Dixon]

 Following on from Stan's details, today HMV store occupies 56-58 in prime site Northumberland St.
 (at top/northern end of street)

 Annual rent for the block 54-58 just over £1m.

 Michael

[stanmapstone]

The  founder of the firm seems to be Lorentz Herman Gullachsen born abt 1846, Bergen, Norway. He died 30th August 1912, at 16 Percy Gardens, Newcastle,
Stan

It should be 16 Percy Gardens, Tynemouth

Stan