HISTORY. No.23. Brocklebank / Samuel Gawith. 1853.

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Newspaper advertisement. 1853.

The adverts appeared together.

                                        MR.BROCKLEBANK,

The senior partner of the firm “Brocklebank and Gawith” Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers, Kendal, having retired from Business, begs to return Thanks on the Favours conferred on the late Firm, and wishes his friends to continue to do Business with Mr. Samuel Gawith, who will carry on the Trade as usual, and who is appointed to receive and pay all Accounts belonging to the late Firm.

Kendal, Aug. 26, 1853.

                                        SAMUEL GAWITH,

                                                  LATE

                                BROCKLEBANK AND GAWITH

                               Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers,

Begs to return Thanks to his Friends and the Public generally, for the liberal encouragement extended to him and his late Partner, during the Twelve Years they have been in Business, and to inform them that the business will in future be carried on by himself on his own Account, and he solicits a Continuance of their Favours, which shall have his unremitting Attention.

THE ORIGINAL KENDAL BROWN SNUFF, for which Brocklebank and Gawith have been so celebrated, will be manufactured from the same Receipt by Samuel Gawith , and every Attention paid to Genuineness.

Kendal. Aug.27, 1853.

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So SG isnt the original creators of Kendal Brown as was previously thought, good find.

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@n9inchnails      Could be the invention of  Mr. Brocklebank and Sam. carried on the product. Or possibly a joint endeavour. Or even Sams. own invention.

I have found Samuel Gawith two years earlier, on the 1851 Population Census living in Kendal, having an occupation of   Tobacco Manufacturer, employing ten men and two apprentices.  The rest of the household has his wife, seven children and two female servants.

Unfortunately I cannot find anymore about Mr.Brocklebank.  Plenty of farmers of that name in the area, but no snuff and tobacco links.

I shall try and get some more information about Brocklebank.

It looks like a bit more than a three pipe problem Watson.

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