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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Wellington Woodware Factory

Wellington Woodware Factory (L. J. Holroyd, Manager), 134, Willis Street, Wellington. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, “The Cottage,” Buller Street. This factory was established in November, 1894. The premises are large, having over 2000 square feet of floorage space. There is a complete plant, which consists of band, fret, and circular saws, and planing, boring, shaping and turning apparatus, the driving power being a horizontal steam engine. The specialties of the business are all kinds of turned and carved woodware, go-carts and children's large toys, billiard ball turning and staining, and chair and couch frame manufactories. Mr. Holroyd, who was born in Taranaki, served an apprenticeship with Mr. Swinnerton, in Auckland, remaining ten years as a journeyman. He afterwards worked for over six years at chair-frame making in Melboarne, and, before starting the factory, was over a year with Mr. Compton, in Wellington.