F P Baker established his business in 1865. The firm were sporting goods suppliers with several departments including a gun department; they bought most of their guns in Birmingham.
The firm's first recorded address was 1 Golden Square, at the turn of the century they were located at 2 Upper James Street, Golden Square, Regent Street. In about 1907 the firm was located at 13 Panton Street.
At some time, probably in the 1920s, Leonard Vidal retired from the Indian Army and bought the firm. Montagu Richard Reynolds Vidal was a director of the firm for many years, probably up to 1962 when he died.
In 1965 the firm published a centenary brochure entitled "1865-1965, A Century of Personal Service, Bakers of Warwick Street" (Warwick Street adjoins Regent Street and Golden Square).
From Internet Gun Club
