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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Gundersen, Albert

Gundersen, Albert, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Manufacturer and Patentee of Electrical “Tell-Tale” and Factory Clocks, 251 High Street, Christchurch. Mr. Gundersen is a native of Bergen, Norway, where he was apprenticed to the trade; and he page 350 was with Messrs. B. Peterson and Co. for six years prior to commencing business on his own account in 1882. He is a direct importer of watches, jewellery, and precious stones, and manufactures to order. He has constructed a considerable number of “Tell-Tale” clocks, including two large ones at Sunnyside Asylum, and others at Lyttelton for the Harbour Board, for the Islington and Belfast Freezing Works, and at Manning's Brewery. Mr. Gundersen, who holds a certificate from the Horological Society of London, personally supervises the complicated work of his business, such as chronographs and repeaters. The premises contain complete appliances for every branch of work. Mr. Gundersen has been a member of the St. Augustine Lodge of Freemasons for many years, and was secretary for eight years.