Edward Reed
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For those further down the pecking order. The Bookmaker/Bookkeeper or Bookie....
Now there's a knowledgeable fellow. Did you know that Ladbrokes, although it wasn't called that at first, was founded by Messrs. Schwind and Pennington in 1886, as commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall in Warwickshire. The name Ladbrokes was adopted in 1902, when Arthur Bendir joined the partnership, and operations were moved to London.Sure that guy is with Ladbroke's?
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Fred Perry, three times champion in the 1930's
Now there's a knowledgeable fellow. Did you know that Ladbrokes, although it wasn't called that at first, was founded by Messrs. Schwind and Pennington in 1886, as commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall in Warwickshire. The name Ladbrokes was adopted in 1902, when Arthur Bendir joined the partnership, and operations were moved to London.
It's certainly coincidental, I'm only assuming that the name came from Ladbroke Hall in Warwickshire, because that's where the business started. You might garner more information from Labrokes website. (if you are feeling bored.)Did they take the name from the Ladbroke Grove area, then?
Found these fascinating photos in an online publication called Vintage Post. Each photo is titled, that makes it easy.
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Must have been the fad of the times! Those young trendies!My grandmother always wore her stockings like that, with a knotted piece of elastic inside the roll to hold them up. I grew up thinking that was the way it was supposed to be done, and was surprised to discover there was any other way to do it.
lol! awesome!I asked her once if she'd been a "flappa" but she gave me a dirty look.
I remember my mother regularly wearing stockings to work or dressy functions into the 1990s, and then *poof* they were suddenly gone.Even in the '80s and '90s, at least in NYC, woman wore them all the time, especially in offices or at "dress up" events. But one day, in the early '00s, I noticed that women had all but stopped wearing them.
Now I never see them worn.
I remember my mother regularly wearing stockings to work or dressy functions into the 1990s, and then *poof* they were suddenly gone.