Comments on: Return to W. F. Arber & Co, Printing Works https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:21:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: sarah https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-630035 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:21:43 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-630035 Sandra I lost all contacts and have new email xx

]]> By: stephen riley https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-220581 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 09:15:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-220581 thanks to the gentle author I had a nice and interesting morning a couple of weeks ago.getting the tube to Bethnal green I walked up roman road till I found Mr Arber’s premises. Owning a small Adana press myself I found the article of great interest. Mr Arber made me most welcome and after a small purchase he showed me the cellar with his presses therein……..He has such a way with his tales of jobs done, person’s met that I left knowing I’d met a real nice gentleman.
He says letterpress will make a come back, I think so too, its ”proper” printing……….best wishes Mr Arber!!!!

]]> By: sandra davison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-52539 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:46:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-52539 Sarah we havnt been able to make contact and share information. If anyone else out there knows anything of the Osborne butchers history photos anything .

]]> By: Jane https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-34219 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:16:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-34219 Fantastic stuff. I took some photos of the shop pre-paint job in October 2008.
I think it looked better then, but then I am a sucker for an old bit of faded lettering:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janepbr/3000352742/

]]> By: the gentle author https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-32422 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:09:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-32422 In reply to Katy.

Katy, I can reassure you, Gary is alive and kicking!

]]> By: Katy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-32421 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:15:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-32421 I used to live “dahn the Roman” (well, Lichfield Rd) and loved going in to talk to Gary. He showed me how the Pankhurst press worked. Anyone know if he’s still, erm, with us?
BTW I went to the butchers a few doors down and, viewing the array of meat slightly doubtfully, asked in terribleh middle-class tones if they had any free-range chicken. The bloke in the stained white coat looked at me, then pointed to a chicken breast. “That one,” he said “had a view out the window…”.

]]> By: sarah https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-941 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:26:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-941 This is a reply to Sandra. My Great Grandfather was Harry who owned the shop and Lenny is my mums dad!!!

I would love to hear from you. My email is ssheppy@btinternet.com.

I do not know what Harry’s German name is tryin to find out if anyone knows anything about these people please let me know.

Love Sarah xx

]]> By: sarah shepherd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-959 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:55:03 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-959 Hi this is a comment for sandra davison my mums dad is Leonard Osborne Harry Osbornes son who had the butchers. I am researching this and have some copies of pics etc and yes I know he came over in the war and changed his name to Osborne but not legally so really would like to find out what his German name is . Harry’s wife was Irish and came from Waterford. My email is ssheppy@btinternet.com and would love to hear from anyone to swap info etc. Love Sarah xx

]]> By: sandra davison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-729 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:13:44 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-729 What a delight to find a bit of family history, Harry Osborne was the brother of my grandfather Charles. My mother has a leaflet framed and hanging in her kitchen from one of the butchers shops (it was described as a pork butchers on Roman road although a different number. This is one of the only things that links her with her past as very little information was passed down. She remember visiting a butchers shop on one of her trips in from Colchester in the forties, when visiting her Uncle Bill and Aunt Rene and she remembers a young man called Lenny.

I have been trying to research the Osborne family for some time, I know the names of the brothers and the old grandfather and little bits and pieces but cant find out when they arrived from Germany.

Do you think there is anyone left to cast any light on my past!!!!!
Im so delighted in finding something.

]]> By: Anne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/07/07/return-to-w-f-arber-co-printing-works/#comment-728 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=9628#comment-728 Love reading about Gary. Looking at old examples of the familys’ printing is so interesting and takes me back to the 50s when we always had similar receipts .

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