Farmers' Trading Company

Date: July 1955

Reference: PAColl-5049

Description: On roof of Farmers building, Hobson Street, Auckland. Five of the young children are riding pedal cars. The people in the photograph are from the Lyon and Port families. Back row from left: Viola (Waiora) Port holding Mary-Rose Port, Esma Lyon (nee Port), Audree Port holding Martin Port. Front row from left: Rosalind Port (daughter of Audree Port), Rosemary Lyon, Jamie Lyon, Barbara Lyon (all children of Esma Lyon), Roger Port (son of Audree) Arrangement: Negative housed at 1/2-177950 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca1960-ca1988

From: Robertson, Ronald Sinclair Munro 1910-1995 :Photographs

By: Robertson, Ronald Sinclair Munro, 1910-1995

Reference: PA1-q-602

Description: Railway trains, locomotives, and carriage interiors in New Zealand, Britain and North America. The Volcanic Plateau and Wairakei geothermal project. Most of the album shows ships on Auckland Harbour and at the wharves, including the launch 'Manu', used to provide "Captain Cook Cruises" circa 1980, and the refurbished waterfront and cast iron gates near the Ferry Terminal Building. There are also shots of people taking the sun in this area. The final section records some of the demolition and rebuilding in Auckland during the 1980s. Rationalist House also features. Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: December 1957

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7690

Description: Transparencies of Auckland City buildings, taken December 1957 by Whites Aviation. Includes views of a parking building at the Farmers Building, General Post Office, Civic Theatre, and Odeon Theatre. Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1959

Reference: Eph-POSTCARD-Auckland-1959-01

Description: Shows two Auckland views, one of the harbour bridge, and one of the carpark beside the Farmers department store, with figures for the number of cars parked in it in 1958 (one third of a million). Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard. Physical Description: Photolithograph on postcard 107 x 143 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in April 2002.

Date: 1932

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1932

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Two copies held, one without cover. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: 1 volume, 30 cm. Provenance: One copy purchased in 2004.

Date: 1950 - 1959

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1950s

Description: Illustrated sales catalogues advertising clothing, household appliances, furniture, etc. Includes illustrated sales catalogues and price lists for the following dates: February 1953 March [1953?] May 1955 June 1955 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints in booklets, sizes vary below 330 mm.

Date: 1990 - 2005

By: Bailey, Margaret Lockhart (Dr), 1945-

Reference: Eph-C-BAGS-Bailey-2010

Description: Includes bags from: Ballentyne's Fashion Central Ltd (2 different) Ben Rumble Communications Ltd Countdown Foodmarkets Farmers Frankies Fashion Centre Kirkcaldie & Stains Living & Giving Mervyn Adams Shoes Spotlight Stores (NZ) Ltd Vodafone The Warehouse (3 different) Whitcoulls Ltd Quantity: 16 colour art print(s) on plastic bags. Physical Description: Print on plastic bags, sizes varying up to 560 x 400 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Margaret Bailey, Stratford, in 2010.

Date: 1932

From: Farmers Trading Co. Ltd :Catalogue 22. [1932].

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1932-200

Description: Shows range of dolls for sale. Extended Title - From Farmers' Trading Co. Catalogue 22. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 300 x 210 mm.

Date: 1932

From: Scrimgeour, P :Albums and photographs relating to Reverend Colin Scrimgeour

By: Scrimgeour, Colin Graham, 1903-1987

Reference: PA1-o-1022

Description: Photographs of Auckland City and some of its details. These include towers on well known buildings, Mission Bay, and animals in the Auckland Zoo, and children at play on the roof of the Farmers Trading Company shop building. People include the motor cyclist Percy Coleman, and the Norwegian round the world yachtsman Erling Tambs and his wife and son. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1938

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1938-02

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Colour pages show women's fashion, boots and shoes, jewellery, clocks & watches, linoleums. First pages show photographs of Farmer's "magnificent" tea rooms, and interior photographs of various departments within the store. Front cover (discoloured) shows a colour illustration of the Farmers building in Hobson Street, Auckland, and on the verso, a colour illustration of women modelling swimsuits. The back cover shows coloured illustration of a man riding a "Monarch Special" all-British cycle. The inside back cover shows a colour illustration of women modelling Canadian imported frocks. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 1 volume of 204 pages, each 270 x 205 mm.

Date: 1956

Reference: Eph-C-RETAIL-Farmers-1956-01

Description: Mail order catalogue featuring women's and boys' clothing, camping equipment, sports gear (tennis racquets, cricket bats wickets and balls), snorkeling equipment, outdoor furniture, billiard tables, cameras, projectors, and Viewmaster viewers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 370 x 243 mm.

Date: 1935

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1935-01

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Front cover shows the Farmers' Trading Company building in colour; inside front shows two "Full-o-Rest" chairs; back cover shows a "Monarch special" bicycle in colour; and there are also colour fashion pages. Dated from calendar inside back cover. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 244 pages, each 267 x 210 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2004.

Date: 1928 - 1929

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1929

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Two copies held, one with no cover and first few pages missing. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 1 volume, 30 cm.

Date: 1925

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1925

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 1 volume, 275 x 210 mm.

Date: 1929 - 1930

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

Reference: B-185-007

Description: Design drawing for an advertisement for the Farmers' Trading Company shows an illustration of the Auckland six-storey building on a street corner. At the left a long navy-blue articulated bus with "Farmers Trading Co" along its side twice, is parked beside the building. The background sky is orange-gold with radiating sun rays. There is a blank space at the right where text was to go in the published version. Dated from the time of appearance of a slightly altered version in Brett's Christmas number, 1 December 1930. It is not verified that the Farmers free bus service used an articulated bus at this time. There are no other known instances of an articulated bus in New Zealand at the time. Other Titles - Company Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - L.R Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache on board, 365 x 460 mm.

Date: 1917

By: Jones, Ethel Susan, 1870-1952

Reference: A-082-009

Description: Looking up a broad street with St Patrick's Church at the crest of the hill with houses behind and alongside it. A shop or factory with the name Collin is on the opposite side of the street. Two girls are walking along the street in the foreground. A note on the reverse reads: Wyndham Street showing St Pats church and present site of Farmers Co-op Store Very similar to the artist's Wyndham Street, 1918 (reference number B-082-010) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title, signature and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 258 x 355 mm

Date: 1938

Reference: Eph-B-RETAIL-FTC-1938-01

Description: Lists goods for sale, some illustrated. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 1 volume of 192 pages, each 270 x 205 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2007.

Date: 1939

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Sims, S B, active 1939

Reference: Plans-2002-058-031-001/002

Description: Shows the site between Victoria Street and the river, with names of owners or leaseholders including Farmers Trading Company and Macky Logan. Quantity: 2 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing and diazo print copy with annotations, 475 x 465 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1955

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-1950s-01

Description: Illustrated catalogue of goods for sale, including clothing, silverware, household appliances, furniture, pedal car and scooter, garden machinery, saddles and cow covers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Volume of 50 pages, each 230 x 155 mm.

Date: 1952

From: Farmers' Trading Company: [Sales catalogues of octavo size. 1920-1960s]

By: Farmers' Trading Company

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-FTC-1952-01

Description: Illustrated sales catalogue for the Famers' Trading Company shows men's and women's clothing, books, shoes, fabrics, blankets and towels, household linens, tennis racquets, grain and produce, tents, deckchairs, camping equipment (including thermette), glasshouses and garden sheds, toiletries, radios, appliances, cameras, movie projectors, toys, kitchenware, cleaning equipment, tools, gardening equipment, stoves, motorboats, paints, motor cycles, kitchen cupboard units, bedroom and lounge furniture. Coloured cover illustrations are of women's dresses, Monarch bicycles, Monarch sewing machines. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Soft-bound book of 98 pages, 237 x 170 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Webbs Auction, 19 November 2008, lot 31.