Cheap Tin Trade, by Audrey Linkman,
Appendix 1. American Gem Multiples in Britain

Information regarding dates is taken from trade directories, either directly or via the various listings published by the Royal Photographic Society, Historical Group and from Michael Pritchard's, A directory of London photographers 1841 - 1908.

ANGLO AMERICAN PHOTO CO

Branch	Address	Dates
Birmingham	50B New Street	No record
Bradford	151 Westgate	1881
Bristol	15 Clare Street	No record
Cardiff	15 Crockherbtown	1882
(American Gem & Victorian Ferrotype Co.)
London	153 Fleet Street	1880-84
	272 Regent Circus (Street)	1880-83
Wolverhampton	53 Queen Street
And America

Notes

Richard Parker Estabrooke, manager of the Company, is also listed in London directories as follows:
158 Fleet Street EC, 1877
153 Fleet Street EC, 1879-90

In 1877 Richard Estabrooke of 153 Fleet Street and John Baker, 34 Grays Inn Road, were charged with selling obscene photographs and of conspiring with each other to sell the pictures. They were described as wholesale dealers who supplied the trade. Talk in the studio, The Photographic News, Vol. 21 no. 985 (20 July 1877), p.348.

JOSHUA JEWELL

Notes

James Whyte, photographer, was listed at 37 Jamaica Street, Glasgow from 1884 -.
A gem in the possession of Mike Jacob lists the following addresses: 15 Parker Street, Liverpool and at the Alexandra Palace, London. In manuscript on reverse: 20th May 1880 N. McConnockie with compts.
J Forrest occupied 41 Grainger Street, Newcastle from 1871-1877.
J Dickinson is listed at 41 Grainger Street, Newcastle from 1883-1887, 43 Grainger Street from 1889-1896, 41 Grainger Street in 1897.

JAMES FREDERICK LOWRIE

Notes

David Downie was listed at 10 Jamaica Street, Glasgow from 1861-77
Charles Turnbull (& Sons - 1865) was listed at 10 Jamaica Street from 1857-1920s

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