R&W's first owned workshop

[badpenny]

By 1938, they had even made and marketed two of their own wall machines. In 1939, they moved their headquarters from the cafe premises in Lavender Hill, and opened up as Ruffler and Walker at No. 37 St. John's Hill in Clapham.

We should pioneer a blue plaque campaign, perhaps fashioned as an old penny to adorn these places.

[john t peterson]

Thanks for the detective work, BP. I always imagine these early premises as stand-alone buildings, akin to small factories. Interesting to see how wrong I am.

I like your idea of commemorating the storied past of British coin operation in some fashion.

J Peterson
Usually wrong in America

[slotalot]

We should pioneer a blue plaque campaign, perhaps fashioned as an old penny to adorn these places.

Good idea .........But is it not enough that they have your name above the door?

[badpenny]

Better still, they're previous address was ..... Lavender Hill!

[slotalot]

This hobby is ruined, be all the inbreeding...

[coppinpr]

My dad had friends among the owners, suppliers and associated firms linked to R&W in the late '40s and '50s. I remember meeting some of them in the '50s - the original spivs would be my description, perhaps fair to call them the original "Lavender Hill mob."