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Edwin Alexander and Polly Gwinnett referred to above were my great-grandparents. They were in partnership with the Oakleys as far as I understand it. The listing for Gwinnett and Oakley shops in the early 1930's Kelly's Directory shows a couple of dozen shops, then by the middle of the decade...