BETTE of Newcastle-upon-Tyne..I purchased this stunning item and looking for any information.

Retro Ruth said:
Somewhere between Engine Telegraphs and Art Supplies, our Bette was there, doing fabulous tailoring.

Wonder what engine telegraphs are exactly?
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6 Ridley Place is actually where Wildes Hairdressing is in the Google Earth photo - half hidden behind that big yellow platform thingie parked in the street :-)
 
NylonNostalgia said:
6 Ridley Place is actually where Wildes Hairdressing
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Yes, in modern day and this is where it would have been had it still been there in 1961:
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I am starting to think Bette may have been on one of the floors above and not a store front
Retro Ruth said:
Wonder what engine telegraphs are exactly?
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:) I actually had one but sold it to a friend not too long ago. They are those communication things on ships in the olden days and very expensive as decorative items nowadays
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Vintagiality said:
Yes, in modern day and this is where it would have been had it still been there in 1961:
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I am starting to think Bette may have been on one of the floors above and not a store front

:) I actually had one but sold it to a friend not too long ago. They are those communication things on ships in the olden days and very expensive as decorative items nowadays
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Ooh thanks! You learn something new every day x
 
Vintagiality said:
I actually had one but sold it to a friend not too long ago. They are those communication things on ships in the olden days and very expensive as decorative items nowadays
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Oh Iwas wondering what they were, I wonder if they manufactured them there or just retailed them?
 
Vintagiality said:
Yes, in modern day and this is where it would have been had it still been there in 1961:
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I am starting to think Bette may have been on one of the floors above and not a store front
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By todays pricing of vintage cars, there is a few quid's worth of cars in that photo. :)

BIB, but BETTE was registered as a Limited company, ( EDIT, at least according to the label ), there should, at least legally, be a record of it, I can't find one and that has got my curiosity going,---still delving.
 
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Melanie Jane Louise said:
I'm very new to this site so please be patient with me,here's some photos of the lining,buttons and label which is very fragile..
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You are doing just fine and nice photos.

When you get a moment a photo of the back of the coat on would be great.

The consensus I think so far is 30s-40s-- I'm more for 30s but my dating can be a little off.
 
NylonNostalgia said:
What really messes up any chance of success in Googling 'Bette' is Bette bloody Davis and the word 'Better' - that's all you ever get, page after page after page! :). Oh, and that Midler woman too. She's partly responsible for us running aground!
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I am wondering if something a little naughty went on with the use of the word "Ltd", it wouldn't have been the first time in years past.
 
Retro Ruth said:
Or record-keeping at Companies House is not what it should be, or hasn't been digitalised. I've seen many Ltds on labels I could find no record of.
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I agree Ruth but they are not the only keepers of records, I can find no BETTE or variation of including Ltd in the records I have looked at.

This is simply suppositions on my part no fact/s to base it on but it's possible the intention was to start a ltd company, had the labels done and it never happened but used them anyway, it is also possible the wool was being pulled over the eyes of the LL.
 
lkranieri said:
I slogged through hundreds of hits in a search for Bette, Newcastle, and Ltd, but the only thing I found was this August 1951 ad. Note the address...
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Well done indeed, the hours you spent. What is the source of this cutting?

So in 51 BETTE is still about, different address, wonder what NCLE stands for, --Newcastle????
 
Amazing find Lynne! I have been going down the path of trying to find what was located at the 6 Ridley address over time and so far she wasn’t there through 1916 though there was a tailor Thomas Sadd and also the Piccadilly Costume Co by that time. There are all these detailed directories of Newcastle (Kelly’s and Ward’s) but none of them seem available online past 1916 and I do see they published some in 1929 and a few in the 30s. None available in my paid databases either. Any in yours by any chance?
 
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