A bit more than a cursory effort, I only see a few date references to patents, etc. which approach 1881. 3rd Addition so if we assume(assumption is the anthesis of exactude) that the 1st catalogue commenced w/ the additon of Gales(1879), so there was a Premier Edition(1880), 2nd Addition(1882) and 3rd Addition(1883)????
Too, from this S,D&G Wholesale catalogue, 3rd Addition, it appears that the bulk of the Belgian wares(including Imitation Turkish Tubes.....), W. Richards London & Belgium, Gallager, Zulu, , you name it, originated w/ S,D & G. Possibly all of the Belgian wares, less a handful, passed thru the Import Houses of S,D&G.
Any component for any smokepole stuffer, hammergun, Boxlock, to Flobert, to you name it is contained therein.
Serbus,
Raimey
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