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A vintage Oliver No. 5 typewriter with its two distinct vertical, curved type bars angled upward on a wooden display table.

Oliver No.5 typewriter (MoC)

12 Alexandra Street, Cambridge

History of 12 Alexandra Street

1887 Spalding’s Directory

Indian Tea Stores. Manager, J. HarrodHarrod, Mrs. Jane Saunders, upholstress

1895 Spalding’s Directory

Indian Tea Stores.Hudson’s C. & P. Breweries, Ltd., order officeThorp, John, manager

1901 Census

Harriett M Harvey, widow, 48, lodging house keeper, b CambridgeFrederick E E, 24, student, b CambridgeAlice M, dressmaker, 22, b CambridgeLily C Clements, 20, servant, b Cambridge

1911 Spalding’s Directory

Indian Tea StoresHudson’s C. & P. Breweries, Ltd., order officeCurtis, J. J., managerHarvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1912-1916 Spalding’s Directories

Indian Tea StoresHudson’s C. & P. Breweries, Ltd., order officeThorp, John, managerHarvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1913 Kelly’s Directory

Indian Tea StoresC & P Hudson’s BreweriesMrs L H Harvey, lodging house keeper

1919 Spalding’s Directory

Licences and General Insurance Co., Ltd. Fairfield, C. A. secretaryHarvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1921-1923 Spalding’s Directories

Licences and General Insurance Co., Ltd. Fairfield, R. A. branch mgr. 928Harvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1924-1926 Spalding’s Directories

Borough Conservative and Unionist Association. Battle, Geo. J., M.N.S., agent. 788Harvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1928-1931 Spalding’s Directories

Borough Conservative and Unionist Association. Tewkesbury, F. G., agent. 788Harvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house keeper

1932-1939 Spalding’s Directories

Borough Conservative and Unionist Association. Denson, George, agent 4788Harvey, Mrs. L. H., lodging-house

1948 Kelly’s Directory

Cambridge Borough Conservative & Unionist Association (Geo. Denson, agt)

1953 Kelly’s Directory

(12) City of Cambridge Borough Conservative & Unionist Association (Geo. Denson, agt)(12a) Skeels Wm(12b) Muncey G. S(12c) Gray D. W


E S Summers, poster writer: Summers was an heraldic artists business from 1926-1976. His Oliver typewriter no.5  was a high end product first produced in 1908

1955 Kelly’s Directory

(12) Summers E. S. poster writer(12a) Skeels Wm(12b) Peck Fredk. C(12c) Reid Hy

1960 Kelly’s Directory

(12) Summers E. S. poster writer(12a) Tagg Albt. B(12b) McKechnie, Mrs. I

1962 Kelly’s Directory

(12) Summers E. S. poster writer(12a) Bernard G Rose(12b) Mrs I McKechnie

1964 Kelly’s Directory

(12) Summers E. S. poster writer(12a) Bernard G Rose(12b) Mrs I McKechnie


1967-1968 Kelly’s Directories

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