918524
- TitleEdward Gilks scrapbook of Australian trade cards, bills etc, chiefly Victorian, 1853-1866
- Creator
- Call numberA 2128
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1853-1866 - Type of material
- Reference code918524
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 3747
- Physical Description0.05 meters of textual material (1 volume in box) - manuscript and printed
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Edward Gilks, sketcher, lithographer and draughtsman was born in London c. 1822. After serving a seven year apprenticeship with Threadneedle Street lithographer Thomas Dean, he worked in partnership with his brother Thomas, a wood engraver, and from 1850 on his own account. He arrived in Victoria in 1853. His lithography business ventures were not always successful and he became insolvent on several occasions. During his time in Victoria he worked also for a number of individuals, publishers and government departments. He returned to London after his retirement in 1886, where he died. - Scope and ContentScrapbook includes a collection of trade cards, billheads, broadsides and business cards pertaining to Melbourne businesses. The volume includes a flyer for a chromo-lithographic view of the University of Melbourne drawn and lithographed by Edward Gilks, from the designs of the architect Francis Maloney White. Also included is a pen and ink sketch of a title page for a work entitled 'The adventures of George Temple, the gold seeker ... with illustrations by Edward Gilks, Melbourne : J.J. Blundell & Co, Collins St West'. The volume also contains a signed letter from Edward Gilks to the Victorian Trade Protection Association dated 17 May 1866.
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Digital order no:Album ID : 954553 - Subject
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