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Salmon is the oldest established post card and calendar publisher in Britain. The company was founded in 1880 when Joseph Salmon, who had been a bookseller in London, acquired a stationer’s shop with a general printing business at 85 High Street, Sevenoaks in Kent. He continued the business in its existing form until, in 1898, his son, also Joseph Salmon, took over when his father retired. By 1890, Joseph had become interested in the potential of printing and publishing pictorial post cards and produced a collection of twelve black and white post cards of Sevenoaks and district. This was followed, by a small collection of coloured post cards of local scenes. Such was the success of these early cards that in a very few years the range had been widened to include comic cards. Around 1912 Joseph Salmon also started to publish post cards featuring the work of Alfred Robert Quinton, a famous association that was to last until the artist’s death in 1934. Also at this time Salmon started to publish a small series of local view pictorial calendars with coloured illustrations of English scenes, towns and regions. The earliest calendars were in a turnover style although as techniques developed both turnover and panel style calendars were produced in increasing numbers. By the end of the First World War, the business had outgrown its original site and a new factory was built in Sevenoaks. With subsequent additions and extensions this site has remained at the heart of the business ever since and now houses the printing works, sales office, stock warehousing and despatch operations. The company has remained in the ownership of the Salmon family and today is run by Charles and Harry Salmon, the fifth generation of the family to be involved in the business.
Salmon is proud to say that its product range is still entirely printed in
Britain at its site in Sevenoaks. Recent investment in both printing
presses and other production equipment ensures that this will carry on as
the company’s product range continues to develop and expand. Post cards
and calendars remain at the core of the company's publishing but other product ranges include guide books, gift books, recipe books, greeting cards, notecards,
prints, placemats, diaries and other associated items.
This unique book traces the history of the Salmon family of Sevenoaks from its known roots in Suffolk in the 15th century, through the succeeding centuries in Suffolk, Essex, the East End of London and Sevenoaks, up to the end of the 20th century. Original and detailed research records the fascinating story of the lives of each generation of the direct family line, together with much information about their own and the wider families. Included are chapters on emigration to Ireland in the 17th century and to Australia in the 19th/20th centuries. The book also includes the story of the first hundred years of the firm of J. Salmon Ltd., Art Printers and Publishers from 1880 to 1980.
Hard back: 368 pages 9¾ x 6¾ with 32 pages of illustrations If you believe you may be descended from the Salmon family of Sevenoaks in the 19th/20th centuries, of Harwich and the East End of London in the 19th century, of Great Oakley and the Tendring area of Essex in the 18th/19th centuries, or of the Needham Market area of Suffolk (with Dedham) in earlier centuries, then the information contained in this work may well be of interest. PLEASE NOTE: We regret that neither J.Salmon Ltd. nor its employees are able to answer any enquiries with regard to the contents of this book or on any matters which are related to family history or research.
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J. Salmon Ltd.,
100 London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1BB