'Hecworth Old Sheffield Reproduction' engraved on back - Silver Plated Buttlers Tray.
Inscription engraved on the front:
'Presented to Mr F.T. Sellick
on the occasion of his retirement
from G & R Wills & Co. Limited
19.7.1957'
'Richard Wills emigrated to South Australia aboard Spartan in April 1849, followed by his brother George Wills (c. 1824 – 6 December 1906) in December 1849 aboard Minerva with a quantity of drapery and set up shop in Adelaide. They formed a partnership G. & R. Wills with premises at 40 and 41 Rundle Street, Adelaide in October 1853.
G. & R. Wills & Co. Ltd. was a major softgoods (cloth and articles made from it) wholesaler in South Australia. George Wills & Co., a wholly owned subsidiary, was a shipping agent also based in Adelaide.
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