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Frederick Sage & Co Ltd c1916
Frederick Sage & Company Ltd was a global British shopfitting business that had bases in Europe, South Africa and South America. During both WW1 and WW2 the company diversified into aeroplane design and manufacture and this significant badge, with outstanding visual presence, captures the very essence of their aeronautical ventures.
During WW1, the Company's aircraft design and making division was responsible for a twin-engined bomber, a biplane-fighter and a biplane-trainer. Once WW1 ended, the company returned to its shopfitting roots and continued uninterrupted until the outbreak of WW2. At this juncture, the Company once again resurrected its aeronautic interests and manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito. At the end of hostilities, Frederick Sage & Co once again returned to its shopfitting and woodworking business by winning the commission to rebuild the interior woodworking of the bombed House of Commons.
Throughout its varied past, the Company was responsible for many prestigious interior projects such as the original retail fit-out of Harrods in Knightsbridge and many of the historic shop fronts in Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street.
Frederick Sage and Co Ltd was founded in 1860 and was based, until being bombed in 1941, in Grays Inn Road, London.
Photography, layout and design: Argy58
(This image also exists as a high resolution jpeg and tiff - ideal for a variety of print sizes
e.g. A4, A3, A2 and A1. The current uploaded format is for screen based viewing only: 72pi)
Frederick Sage & Co Ltd c1916
Frederick Sage & Company Ltd was a global British shopfitting business that had bases in Europe, South Africa and South America. During both WW1 and WW2 the company diversified into aeroplane design and manufacture and this significant badge, with outstanding visual presence, captures the very essence of their aeronautical ventures.
During WW1, the Company's aircraft design and making division was responsible for a twin-engined bomber, a biplane-fighter and a biplane-trainer. Once WW1 ended, the company returned to its shopfitting roots and continued uninterrupted until the outbreak of WW2. At this juncture, the Company once again resurrected its aeronautic interests and manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito. At the end of hostilities, Frederick Sage & Co once again returned to its shopfitting and woodworking business by winning the commission to rebuild the interior woodworking of the bombed House of Commons.
Throughout its varied past, the Company was responsible for many prestigious interior projects such as the original retail fit-out of Harrods in Knightsbridge and many of the historic shop fronts in Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street.
Frederick Sage and Co Ltd was founded in 1860 and was based, until being bombed in 1941, in Grays Inn Road, London.
Photography, layout and design: Argy58
(This image also exists as a high resolution jpeg and tiff - ideal for a variety of print sizes
e.g. A4, A3, A2 and A1. The current uploaded format is for screen based viewing only: 72pi)