Hardy, William Edward (1871-1910)
Hardy, William Edward
132 Curtain Road, London; upholsterer and cabinet maker (fl.1871-c.1910)
Recorded as an upholsterer in Post Office Directory 1871 and advertised in The Furniture Gazette, 22 August 1874. Hardy was also listed as a cabinet maker in The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1877 and in The Furniture Gazette: Classified List of the Furniture, Upholstery, and Allied Trades (1886).
He was later mentioned as a manufacturing wholesaler who also sold direct to customers, using an ‘Easy Hire System’. He advertised in local papers such as the Hackney Gazette.