‘187, T.C Palmers, Barrow-in-Furness’ early 1900’s. Edward Sankey © Sankey Family Photography Collection. All rights reserved

T.C Palmer Tailor's Shop

Circa early 1900's

written by Wendy Kolbe

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T.C.Palmer advertised in the Jewish Newspapers in Lancashire as a new firm opening on 23rd November 1901 and needing to employ a workforce, this was a ploy to encourage tailors and “Good vestmakers” from a community known traditionally as tailors and suit makers.

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A selection of the shop’s newspaper advertisements 

30/- was thirty shillings, about £1.50p – or £54.20p in real worth in today’s money.

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