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*32 August 1858: Opening of 315 Oxford-Street - New Label

In early August 1858 with new partners (unknown - business research should be able to turn up the partners - were they Prince and Greene?). EM opened a branch store/factory in a large building at 315 Oxford Street, probably because of the surging demand for break-action breech-loaders.*32a The branch early on was also referred to as "Reilly's Armoury House" or "The Manufactory." (Note: Reilly owned that property in "freehold.")

Reilly created a separate retangular trade label with unscolloped corners for this new workshop, again using "Fusils à bascule" with the name “Reilly’s Armoury House.” It advertised the shooting gallery.*32b

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Reilly was three doors down from Purdey located at "314 1/2".**32c Oxford Street numbering at the time is extremely confusing. There were 9 x 315's in the census of 1871 and 1881 and in the pre-1882 postal directories. It appears the entire block was numbered "315" with variations; The block was later renumbered in November 1881.

From this time forward guns with only "Oxford Street, London" on their ribs would have been built at 315 Oxford Street. Guns built at 502 New Oxford Street without a street number would have simply "New Oxford Street."
. . .-- The first existing gun with only "Oxford Street" is SN 10811 (summer 1858)*32d .

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