PROFITABLE BUSINESSES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 3

PROFITABLE BUSINESSES

The will of Mr Perrin, the Worcester shire sauce maker, was sworn lately under £665,000. Mesara Lea and Perrin retired some years ago from their Chemist's business (now In other hands), and devoted themselves entirely to the oaaoe manufacture. The original receipt was for carry powder. It was brought from India by the late Bight Hon. Sir Charles Grey, Chief Justice of India, and given by him to ha relative, Mrs Gray, author of the "Gambler's wife," and other novels very popular m their day. Whilst on a visit to the then Lady Sandys at Ombertley, she gave It to her hostess, who had It made up at Lea and Parrin's. They retained tho receipt, and a happy thought Btruok them of putting the ingredients into dolutlon'and forming a satide.' The' result la 'seep m £P6S;'OGQ[ perpq'naHty. Mrs Grey, who gave the receipt, fell into straitened choumstanoes, but, says a correspondent, I naver heard that Lea and Perrin sent her a £50 note. The great business of Day and Martin was similarly due to a happy accident. Martin was a Doncaiter man and beoame journey-man to a hairoutter, one Charles Day, m Tavistock street, Covent Garden, Going hom,e for tbe D^ncßuter week, ho itayea wiln his bro-therJin-law, wild* kept a public hpuse. A 'Bbldler named" Florry was quartered there. $he lustre cf his boots attracted the landlord's attention, and he easily obtained the receipt f>>r his blacking for a quart of ale. Young Martin oartled tbe receipt to London, and showed it to his employer's son, and they resolved to turn It to account m partnership, Day having a little mote montly than Martin. One 'of tneir best Btys to get known waV tho baying op of some 100 sqits of left off liveries and sending men attired m them to grocers m ail parts of London to ask for Day and Martin's blsoking. Ultimately Day bought Martin oat. Day lived at tho large house m the New Road, opposite Harley street which was subsequeiit'y tenanted by the notorious Dufee of Brunswick. The poor soldier, Florry, never got more than his quart of ale, bnt Mrs Grty dj4 got oveavget »■. much M.Uiit. ''*''* ■••■ v . ':, . • '.

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