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RECORDS OF W. J. W. PYE OF LEICESTER, PRINTER

Catalogue reference: 25 D 65

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This record is about the RECORDS OF W. J. W. PYE OF LEICESTER, PRINTER dating from 1874-1965.

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Reference
25 D 65
Title
RECORDS OF W. J. W. PYE OF LEICESTER, PRINTER
Date
1874-1965
Description

The records donated by the late W. J. W. Pye's neice, Mrs. W. Mahon, are of a miscellaneous character retained by Mr. Pye himself. Items such as family photographic albums and examples of printed material by other firms have been transferred to the Department of Antiquities.

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>W. J. W. Pye, Printer, Leicester</persname>
Physical description
12 Files
Administrative / biographical background

W. J. W. Pye served his apprenticeship with J. Fleming & Co., Lithographic and Letterpress Printers, of Wellington St., Leicester, from 1888 to 1894. On completing his articles he immediately set up in business on his own account in works in Gosling St., Leicester. Later he moved to the Boulevard, Leicester, until the business was sold.

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