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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Thanks - a colleague is working on those sources so I'll make sure it's on his list.
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Thanks - have you seen the will anywhere?
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    I was Marketing Director at Sykes-Pickavant and was recruited by Jack Webster who started with JWP is the 1950's after an apprenticeship with Austin. Jack was super critical and diligent about how we named and designed products. He was recruited by Paul Mindelsohn who had a similar attitude. Now...
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Yes- "i" is correct but it seems to be a common mistake. Mendelsohn is also a correct name but not for this family.
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Well that's a completely new story to us - thanks
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Thanks - much appreciated.
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    Gordon & Co., Coachbuilders

    Hi I'm doing some research into this company and especially the coachbuilding side. I used to work for a an automotive tools company called Sykes-Pickavant. This was a merge of 2 companies, JF Sykes & JW Pickavant. The Pickavant side was a business of the Mindelsohn family, apparently very well...
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