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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Scrimshaw, Henry

Scrimshaw, Henry, Cabinetmaker and Undertaker, 87, 89 and 91 Victoria Street, and 41 Durham Street South, Christchurch. Mr. Scrimshaw carries on the separate lines of his business at different addresses, the cabinet making in Victoria Street, and the undertaking branch at the Durham Street address. He is a native of Nottingham, England, where he was brought up to the cabinetmaking trade, and arrived in New Zealand by the ship “Brother's Pride,” in 1862, from London. Six years later he founded his present business, and claims to be the oldest worker in the line, in Christchurch, as he worked for the late Mr. R. W. Walters for some time before commencing on his own behalf. Mr. Scrimshaw makes all kinds of furniture for stock and to order. His showrooms in Victoria Street cover 8000 square feet, and the goods are tastefully displayed.