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John Tester (1841-1916). He travelled the country demonstrating and selling sewing machines and other domestic appliances. Initially for himself and then for Bradbury & Co. At the end of 1881 he severed ties with Bradbury's and took up the agency for the Gritzner Manufacturing Co., (a German sew...

I have just discovered that my great-great-grandfather, John Tester, sold Steinmayer pianos through his company John Tester & Co Ltd. I was in the Newspaper Library at Colindale and found the reference in the Sewing Machine Gazette of September 1, 1883. Could anyone tell me anything about Steinm...