Historical information

Originally known as the Melbourne Cash Stores the general merchandise business of Younger and Co. was a dominant one in Liebig Street, Warrnambool from 1888 with the arrival in town of John Younger through to the store closure in 1983. John Younger was the director of the Warrnambool Woollen Mills in1903, the Mayor of Warrnambool in 1910 serving two terms and an elder of the Presbyterian Church.

Significance

These labels are of importance as the John Younger store was a prominent business in Warrnambool for over ninety years.

Physical description

.1 Rectangular cream and dark blue label with text. It is adhered to a piece of white paper. The label is damaged so that some of the text is obliterated. .
.2 Rectangular thin card cream label with red text and a decorative border.
.3 Cream rectangular label with a symbol of a Y and CO intertwined, other small decorations and text all in gold colour.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 MELBOURNE ( OBLITERATED) STORES FROM YOUNGER & CO. Dressmaking Millinery Drapery LIEBIG ST., WARRNAMBOOL.( In pencil and handwritten) Mrs. J Younger Darling Street
.2 MANUFACTURED BY Y AND CO. WARRNAMBOOL SIZE....
.3 Modes de Paris YOUNGER & CO. 1900 ( in pencil )
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