An early business of Thames and a landmark in Queen Street that many of us can remember.
1869 Charles JUDD established the
THAMES IRONWORKS which was highly successful and made a wide variey of products including the CAPE CAMPBELL Lighthouse tower (shown in the photo below).
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| (source: Thames Goldfields Centenary 1867-1967) |
In 1908 CHARLES JUDD took his five sons into partnership and
CHARLES JUDD LTD was registered as a company. In later years the company became well known for their range of tubular steel office chairs and rotary lawnmowers that were marketed under the trade-name 'Rotoma'.
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| (source: Thames Goldfields Centenary 1867-1967) |
Further information on CHARLES JUDD can be found in
Cyclopedia of NZ 1902.
Also in centenary publications such as "Thames Goldfields Centennial 1867-1967.
