Rushden Research Group: S & L 1916 John Drage & Son

John Drage & Son

Boot and Shoe Manufacturers

Bozeat
Northamptonshire

Telegrams : "DRAGE, BOZEAT"

Telephone 17X2.

Representatives
for the Export Market:

SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. D. LAZAR, P.O. Box 461
Cape Town.

Mr. J. C. STARMER. P.O. Box 4246
Johannesburg.

INDIA
Mr. SISIK BOSE
57, Samavay Mansions
Corporation Place, Calcutta

The Late Mr. John Drage
Founder

Mr. William C. Drage
Principal

ESTABLISHED by the late Mr. John Drage in 1861. The business is now carried on by his eldest son, Mr. William Chambers Drage, and his two sons, Mr. F. C. Drage and Mr. C. Drage.

They do a large home and export trade in medium class footwear. The South African and Indian markets receive special attention.

Large quantities of boots have been made for the British, French and Russian Armies.


	The Factory at the bottom of Allens Hill is still standing and now converted into flats
Mr. W. Cecil Drage		Mr. Frank C Drage

Wellingborough News, 8th April 1892, transcribed by Kay Collins

A dispute has arisen at Bozeat owing to Mr. W. Drage giving notice that on and after April 11th, no work will be given to Union men from his factory. Mr. D. Stanton was therefore instructed by the Council to have an interview with Mr. Drage, when that gentleman refused to withdraw the notice, with the result that a meeting of the men working at the trade in that village was held on Wednesday, and a resolution passed that no further work should be taken out from Mr. Drage's until the notice was withdrawn.

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