Cato and Sons
also Cato and Sons, of 89 Holborn Hill, London
1802 Advert: 'WIRE MEAT SAFES and DISH COVERS, to keep Meat, Poultry, Butter, Cream, Cheese, Fruit, and all sorts of Victuals, from Flies, Wasps, and other Insects and Vermin. The Wire is so contrived to admit of a free circulation of air, by which means dressed or undressed Meat may be kept twice the time as in any thing else. They are universally approved of by every family that has had them, for their great utility, particularly in hot weather, when fresh meat is so soon putritied by flies and other insets. They are found of the greatest use to families in the East and West Indies, and other hot climates, and to Captains of Ships. Families going into the country for the summer, will find them exceedingly useful, and are now to be seen in great variety, at THOMAS CATO'S and SON, Wire-workers, Wire-weavers, and Birdcage-makers, at their Manufactory, No. 89, Holborn-hill, opposite St Andrew's Church; where also are made the following, with every other article in the Wire Branch, viz. neat Brass and Iron Wire- work tor Libraries, Aviaries, Granaries, Store-house Windows, &c. ; a great variety of Patterns of their new-invented, strong Light Wire Fence for Parks, Plantations, Pleasure-grounds, &c. proof against horses, oxen, sheep, deer, and all kinds of cattle. A large assortment of Green Wire, Folding and Circular Fire Guards and Fenders. Large Larders for Venison, and Aviaries for Birds, made to any size, and so portable they may be carried to any part of the kingdom.[1]
1837 Advert: 'NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN engaged in the improvement of their Grounds are respectfully solicited to inspect CATO and SON'S INVISIBLE FENCE, cheap and, elegant Inclosure for Parks. Lawns, Shrubberies, and ornamental Walks, guaranteed to afford effectual resistance to deer and all kinds of grazing stock; also rendered impervious to hares and rabbits. Where the protection of flowers is required, this property is exclusively attached to the Invisible Fence. Erected with more strength, and superior to any house in London. Lodge and entrance gates, iron hurdles, racks, mangers, brass and iron portable rooms, verandahs, bridges, wire bordering for clumps, trelliage arches, &c., for walks and summer houses, variety of flower stands, portable wire coops for protecting partridges, pheasants, and poultry from vermin, improved traps for foxes, hares, rabbits, &c., with every useful and decorative embellishment for pleasure grounds, pheasantries, aviaries, and larders, at their Ornamental Wrought and Cast Iron and Wire Works,8H9, Holborn-hill. opposite St. Andrew's Church.'[2]
1846 Advert: 'CATO and SONS having relinquished business, request all persons having CLAIMS on the Estate, to forward their account immediately.- 89, Holborn-hill.— Dec. 24. 1846.' [3]