Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TAILOR TEAM

Historical information

In about 1888 William George Ashman (1871-11/2/1944) began a tailoring business in High Street, Eaglehawk. In 1890 he admitted his brother Arthur Thomas Ashman to the business and they traded as Ashman Brothers. In 1936 the company of Ashman and sons was registered at 265 Hargreaves Street. They specialised in made to measure, hand tailored suits. William married Clara Hunkin (1871-25/11/1944) in 1894. Their sons, John, Eric, Basil and Charles followed into the family business.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Tailor team: the tailoring crew at Ashman's Bendigo in the late 1940s. The clip is in a folder.

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