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John: Since we both appear to have double guns retailed by my distant relative Peter Orr during the Raj, and trade labels from P. Orr & Sons are rare as rocking-horse sh!t these days, I offer the following rendition I composed many years ago using fonts and a crest from one of their period jeweler/watch-maker adverts: Just recently I was graciously sent a few photos of an original P. Orr & Sons trade label from a case in which a Bernadelli shotgun was housed. Had the gun been engraved with P.Orr as retailer I would have bought it, but had to settle for the pics. This label is for a gun retailed in Burma, not India, but a reshuffle of the retail outlets on a new rendition could swap Rangoon for Madras for an India-retailed gun. Phone number would need to be changed too: I have the Madras number in my files somewhere. Interesting that the Rangoon address is Phayre Street, when their jewelry and watch-making address was Sule Pagoda Road. Perhaps they maintained a separate address for the sporting goods outlet, or perhaps they moved at some point, more research needed. Fun! As an aside, I have been to the Sule Pagoda Road address in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). Unfortunately, it had been recently redeveloped by Rado in plate glass and shiny modern architecture. I would have much preferred my "selfie" to have been standing in front of the old rustic shopfront! |