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Grocer Shop Adverts

17/2/2019

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Following on from the previous post about the 'Forthview Grocer's Shop', a trawl through our archives has revealed a selection of vintage adverts for this particular shop. In chronological order below, we have tenant grocer Thomas Cooper, who ran the shop after the death of original proprietor Robert Alexander in 1891 until his own early death in 1898. Note the wide range of beers listed and the fact that these were "carefully bottled on the premises".
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Next is an advert from the era of Peter Scott c1910s. Note that, as in the advert above, the grocer would call round local homes to take orders and then deliver them in the mornings.  Peter Scott started business in Lower Largo in 1906, coming from Dura Den. He actually found himself bankrupt in 1912 but managed to retain the grocer shop. He married fellow shop-keeper Catherine Simpson Bell in 1913. Catherine was the daughter of the green-keeper at the Lundin Ladies Golf Club and their marriage took place within her home - the green-keeper's cottage behind the ladies golf club house.
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Peter Scott died in 1931 and Catherine applied for a renewal of the shop's license before advertising the business for sale. The advert below must date to around that time. William Gould took on the grocer's and the final advert below dates from early on during his time in charge.

Note that the final two advertisements focus on the "high-class" nature of the stock, the delivery of newspapers and the "list of houses and rooms" available for visitors to let.
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John Bans
17/2/2019 01:57:21 am

William Gould promoted his business as "Largo's Premium Grocer" He used to wait at Largo Station for trains carrying inward holiday makers and take their grocery orders on the platform for delivery to their address.

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Alistair Bryden
18/2/2019 10:39:03 am

My first jobs aged 12 or 13 were as delivery boy for Yacamini’s grocery in Lundin Links and for Eric Wishart and his sister Margaret and Harry who ran Central Stores in Lower Largo. Eric and Harry would drive around in their vans and collect orders for anything they didn’t carry in their vans. I recall they kept the vans near Hillhead street.

I would collect the orders from Margaret at Central Stores in Lower Largo and deliver them using a very old and heavy bike with no gears wobbly pedals and a large iron basket welded on the front to hold a cardboard box. Plenty exercise up and down Drum Brae as most of the orders seemed to be in Lundin Links. My first wage was one pound per week.

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R J S GOODWILLIE
7/3/2019 08:50:09 am

Eric and Margaret were not brother and sister. Harry and Eric were half-brothers. Margaret and Harry were married. I remember them well.

I remember the bike that Alistair used.

R J S GOODWILLIE
7/3/2019 08:47:36 am

I remember Willie Gould but I remember Mrs Gould better. When she moved to Craigrothie after giving up the shop Mum, Dad, and I visited her there.

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John Band
19/2/2019 11:06:36 am

Alistair. Harry & Eric Wisharts bulk store & garage for their vans was in the old builders yard (originally a slaughterhouse) at the corner of Hillhead Street/ Hillhead lane, Lundin Mill. The building still exists. Eric came to our caravan site every Saturday during 70's-early 80's. Mum used to sell him tomatoes,cucumbers & Black Hamburg grapes from her greenhouse. Great guy, unbelievable stock in a travelling shop.

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R J S GOODWILLIE
7/3/2019 08:51:35 am

I know the building you are referring to in this post.

Incidentally, Harry's surname was Davis.

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