Wellington business importing goods from England for supply to the retail trade. Established by Jacob Joseph. His brother-in-law Joseph Edward Nathan (1835-1912) was made a partner of the firm on 1 Jan 1861. The partnership dissolved on 26 June 1873. After Jacob Joseph retired that year Nathan purchased the assets of the business and set up Joseph Nathan and Company.
Jacob Joseph and Company
[Toxward, Christian Julius] 1831-1891 :Proposed warehouse for J Joseph & Co. Plan no. 1...
Date: 1874
By: Toxward, Christian Julius, 1831-1891; Swan, Francis Herbert, 1885-1958
Reference: Plans-80-0459
Description: Shows plans of cellar, ground, first and second floors, and elevation of the back. Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink & wash on linen, 790 x 1350 mm. Provenance: Donation: Mrs F H Swan, Wellington, 1958
Architect unknown :New premises, Willis St for Jacob Joseph Esq [ca 1880]
Date: 1875 - 1885
By: Stephenson & Turner Ltd
Reference: Plans-81-0254
Description: Plan views of the main shop and two floors containing storerooms above. Also plan of an attic floor and three sectional views Another copy of the same plan held at Plans-81-0255 Other Titles - Wellington Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, 684 x 504 mm
Architect unknown :New premises, Willis St for Jacob Joseph Esq [ca 1880]
Date: 1875 - 1885
By: Stephenson & Turner Ltd
Reference: Plans-81-0255
Description: Plan views and sectional views for Jacob Joseph Ltd, including the premises of Wrigglesworth & Binns, photographers (7 Willis Street) The same plan as Plans-81-0254 Other Titles - Wellington Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, 684 x 504 mm
Photograph of the Jacob Joseph and Co building, Wellington
Date: [ca 1880]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA7-12-33
Description: View of Jacob Joseph & Co. To the left are the premises of William Webley, and wholesale & retail ironmonger; to the right Kempthorne Prosser & Co. Photograph taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Architect unknown :New premises, Willis St for Jacob Joseph Esq [ca 1880]
Date: 1875 - 1885
By: Stephenson & Turner Ltd
Reference: Plans-81-0253
Description: Elevation of frontage, section and plan for Jacob Joseph Ltd, including the premises of Wrigglesworth & Binns, photographers (7 Willis Street) Other Titles - Wellington Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, 684 x 504 mm
Photograph of the Jacob Joseph and Co building, Wellington
Date: [188-?]
From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district
Reference: 10x8-2109-G
Description: Photograph of the Jacob Joseph and Co building, Wellington, taken ca 1880s by William Henry Whitmore Davis. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 8 x 10 inches
Creator unknown: Panoramic view of Wellington taken by William Henry Whitmore Davis
Date: [ca 1920s] - 1866
By: Wellington Girls' College; Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901
Reference: PA6-846
Description: Photographic prints mounted to form a panoramic view of Thorndon as seen from the end of a wharf. The original photographs were taken in 1866 by William Henry Whitmore Davis. The creator of the copy prints and assemblage is unknown, compiled circa 1920s. Seventy numbers have been included on the prints, which correspond with a list of businesses and dwellings on recto of the mount: "1. McCredie (Ironmonger). 2. Crown & Anchor Hotel. 3. E. W. Mills, (Hardware). 4. Lewis Moss, (Clothier). 5. Peter Laing, (Baker). 6. Hill, (Hatter). 7. Marriott, (Optician). 8. Rowlands, (Cutter). 9. Kane, (Draper). 10. Willeston, (Tobacco). 11. Elijah Wilton, (Butcher). 12. Nun Wilton. 13. South Sea Hotel, now Royal, (McIntosh). 14. James, (Furniture). 15. Tabor, (Fruit, etc.). 16. Waldin, (Confectioner). 17. Lindsay, (Bootmaker). 18. Webbe, (Furniture). 19. Brady. 20. Jacob Joseph (now State Fire). 21. Freemason's Tavern. 22. Wellington Independent (Newspaper). 23. Aldous, (Tobacco). 24. Evans, (Saddler). 25. Warburton, (Toys, etc.). 26. A. Curtis, (Sweets). 27. Clark, (Photos.). 28. F. Curtis, (Draper). 29. Nelson Hotel. 30. T. J. Mountain, (Grocer). 31. Moore. 32. White, (Seedsman). 33. Plummer, now Mee, (Chemist). 34. Mason (Kerosene Dealer). 35. Mason's Steps. 36. Mason, (Draper). 37. Collins. 38. Maxton, (Baker). 39. Ling, now Gear, (Butcher). 40. Taine, (General Store). 41. Club Hotel (Von Alzdorf). 42. Stafford, (Tailor). 43. Bishop, (Chemist). 44. Henry Owen, (Grocer). 45. Wallace, (Grocer). 46. Read, (Saddler). 47. Cook & Son, (Tailors). 48. Brandon's Corner. 49. Kumu Toto Street, (new Bowen St.). 50. Charlotte Street, (now Molesworth St.). 51. Savage, (Saddler). 52. Gov't Printing Office, (Old Supreme Court). 53. Brown's Wharf. 54. Royal Hotel. 55. Police Station, (Stocks at rear). 56. Magnuson, (Tailor). 57. Southee, (Grocer). 58. Tinney, (Painter). 59. Warcup, (Bootmaker). 60. McBeath, (Grocer). 61. Partridge. 62. Lyall. 63. Bright. 64. Clapham. 65. Eglington. 66. Harrison. 67. Mills. 68. Allen. 69. Ingram. 70. Pitt." The Library holds the original negatives of the images that form this panorama, except for the section on the far right, which has not been identified. Title supplied by Library. Negatives of images that comprise the panorama are (from left to right), at Library reference: 10x8-2078-G to 10x8-2087-G Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) panorama. Physical Description: Gelatin silver photographic prints, mounted as panorama and matted, 17.3 x 178 cm (mount: 48 x 208 cm). Provenance: The photograph was donated to the Wellington Girls' College by the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists.