Foy & Gibson Pty Ltd was a major Melbourne department store located on Smith St, Collingwood, In the surrounding streets, the company owned extensive factories that manufactured an large variety of products for its stores. The company was a major employer and contributed to the successful retail sector in Melbourne and Australia. The passing cable tram line and Foy & Gibson benefited from each other. This advertisement can be found reproduced in a number of publications.Yields information about early Melbouren retail Black and white print from a 1908 catalogue glued to thick card with label below. No note on rear. Some of the lettering on the print is faded but legible.Label below reads "From the Exhibition catalogue, 1908".foy & gibson, department store, smith st, retail sector, manufacture