![]() ![]() The company continued to grow, with the head office moving to 65 Grenfell Street in 1921, which housed the retail business until into the 21st century, and was heritage-listed on 1 November 2001. Wigg & Son stationers and adjoining buildings in Grenfell St, Adelaide, 1922 In 1902 a factory was built on Port Road at Southwark (now Thebarton and still in existence in 2016 ).Į. Wigg died in 1899, business expanded further. The company opened branches in Western Australia during this period, and, after E. In 1885, Wigg’s daughter Mary married William Davidson, who by this time was managing the running of the business. ![]() An additional premises, a warehouse, was opened at Apollo Place in the city. In 1874(?) the company opened an office in London. In 1871 Edgar's son, Edward, married Janet Davidson, and a couple of years later, William Laidlaw Davidson emigrated to Adelaide and joined the company. Wigg also opened a pharmacy at 34 King William Street. In 1867 (or 1874? ) Wigg bought another bookseller's business (Charles Platt) and became the largest bookseller in the colony, within a few years expanding the printing and manufacturing side of the business. In August 1857 the business moved to larger premises at 12 (later renumbered to 14) Rundle Street. Over time, he started manufacturing account books and educational materials. Wigg rented a shop at 4 Rundle Street on 22 June 1849, where he started a business selling books and homeopathic medicine. ![]()
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