Hughes and Harber
Hughes and Harber, The Royal Press, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Printers and stationers.
1914 Printers, Publishers, Manufacturing Stationers, Booksellers, &c., The Royal Press, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Hours of Business: 8 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.; Saturdays, close at 1 p.m. Established in 1888 by Arthur Landon Harber, J.P. (present Governing Director) and Stephen A. Hughes (d. 1890). Incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1901. Capital: £10,000. Chairman and Governing Director: Arthur Landon Harber, J.P. Premises: Large building specially erected to meet the requirements of the business. Staff: Skilled craftsmen, upwards of fifty. Business: Publishers of the English Ceramic Society and others. Printers of High Class Illustrated Catalogues, Brochures, &c., and Illuminating Artists of repute. Court and Manufacturing Stationers. Advertising Agents and Contractors. Award: First Prize for Artistic Printing gained in United Kingdom Competition promoted by the " British Printer." Connection: Products sent to all parts of the civilized world. Publications printed in French, German, Spanish, &c. Royal Warrant: Held appointment to His late Majesty King Edward VII. Telephone: No. 30 Longton, Staffs. Telegraphic Address: "Harber, Longton." Mr. Harber is a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent. Mayor of Longton, 1906-1907. He is a prominent Staffordshire Freemason, P.M. Etruscan Lodge 546, P.Z., P.E.P. Godefroi de Bouillon Preceptory of K.T., and has held the office of Provincial Grand Treasurer of Staffordshire. President of Staffordshire County Amateur Swimming Association, and of the N. S. Life Saving Association. Trustee of Longton Hospital, Associate of the Institute of Journalists, Member of the Institute of Printers, &c.