Object numberM2012/009:024
DescriptionThis is a letter of reference on S Weinfott & Sons stationary for Abe Weingott. It states that in his first year he was a clerk and in the second he undertook practical work in the manufacture of oilskins. The company found him to be a diligent worker, courteous and obliging as well as honest and sober. Abe left the company voluntarily with the view of bettering his position.
According to the donor, the first of the Weingott brothers, Harris, arrived in Victoria about 1878. One of the factors which encouraged him to come was that his friend from Manchester, England, Harris Glass had suggested that they should bring to Australia the water-proofing material known as Macintosh. This product was a cloth rendered waterproof by India rubber. Harris Glass had come to Australia several years previously and he wrote to his friend Harris Weingott that the possibilities were endless for the waterproof in Australia. Not only did Harris Weingott find his friend’s predictions were correct but he also decided to extend the business to Sydney and to encourage his brother Sam to come and join him there.
After the war Abe immediately returned to work for three years in his father’s business, S.Weingott & Sons, Wholesale Waterproof Clothing and Oilskin Manufacturers, as Manager, Clothing Dept., before leaving again in1922 when he was 28yo.
According to the donor, the first of the Weingott brothers, Harris, arrived in Victoria about 1878. One of the factors which encouraged him to come was that his friend from Manchester, England, Harris Glass had suggested that they should bring to Australia the water-proofing material known as Macintosh. This product was a cloth rendered waterproof by India rubber. Harris Glass had come to Australia several years previously and he wrote to his friend Harris Weingott that the possibilities were endless for the waterproof in Australia. Not only did Harris Weingott find his friend’s predictions were correct but he also decided to extend the business to Sydney and to encourage his brother Sam to come and join him there.
After the war Abe immediately returned to work for three years in his father’s business, S.Weingott & Sons, Wholesale Waterproof Clothing and Oilskin Manufacturers, as Manager, Clothing Dept., before leaving again in1922 when he was 28yo.
Production placeAustralia
Production date 1913-06-24
SubjectAustralian Jewish history, manufacturing industry, business, factories, textile manufacturing
Object namereferences
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 215.00 mm
height: 280.00 mm
Language
- English
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Paul Weingott