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Col. Bertram Gale and
Jerome's
London Studio |
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History
1.
Nigel Price
Oxford, England
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Thank you to Nigel Price of Oxford for sending me the following
message.
Nigel's mother, Nancye
Freeman, was step-daughter of Col. Bertram Gale, who was involved with
Jeromes for many years..
Nigel wrote: |
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Col. Bertram Gale
"My grandfather, Col. Bertram Gale, was what
we would now call a 'professional investor'' in Jeromes.
He was a very wealthy man, spending part of
the year in London where he owned a complete floor of Kingston House
overlooking Hyde Park.
He held a number of directorships." |
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Mayfair Studio, London
"I know that Col. Gale was very
interested in Jeromes and had an office there, I think in Jermyn
Street.
I can remember having my photograph taken
there and being shown the wonders of the 'back stage', the dark rooms and
large collection of cameras that I recall my grandfather saying that he
had acquired over the years.
Whether he was a shareholder/director/owner of
Jerome, Mayfair, or whether his interest ranged over all the country-wide
branches, I cannot say. I got the impression that, being a camera
buff, Jerome enabled him to combine an investment with one of his hobbies. |
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Debutante
"I would guess that Col. Gale
had an interest in Jerome for a long time as I recall photos of my mother
(his daughter) dressed up to the nines before being presented at
Buckingham Palace the year she 'came out' as a debutante, and of her as a
bride, all of which bore the imprimateur of Jerome. |
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Jerome Film
Nigel writes:
"Jerome sold their own
film stock. I can remember using a box camera and I used to load it with Jerome
film - the old 120 type mounted on a wooden shafted reel.
I seem to recall the boxes the film came in,
sealed in black-backed silver paper, were dark red with Jerome written in
large letters on all four sides, the film type being shown at the box
ends."
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Nigel Price,
Oxford, England; June 27 + July 14, 2006 |
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History
2.
Nigel Price
Oxford, England
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Thank you to Nigel Price, for
providing these Jerome photographs
Nigel wrote: |
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Jerome Photos
"This picture shows my father and my
grandfather, Sir William Price, with a baby who I have to presume is me."
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"The Jerome postcard below is of my
uncle, Paddy Freeman, in
Cadet Midshipman's uniform. He appears to have been about 12 - 14
years old. He went to Dartmouth Naval College as did all the boys in
our family.
I would guess that the photo must have been
taken in the 1920s, perhaps hinting that my father had been associated
with Jerome at the time.
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Please click on the images above to enlarge
them and read more about them. |
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Nigel Price,
Oxford, England; July 14, 2006. |
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