Cast Iron Pillar Boxes of Western Australia: An Early History of the J & E Ledger Foundry by Sue Hobson

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Some minor edgewear. Bend to front cover.

The book is a history of the J & E Ledger Foundry. It was at this foundry that the cast-iron pillar boxes that were commonly seen through our Western Australia were made. Joseph Sowden Ledger founded the business, originally a convict sentenced ten years penal service and transported to the Swan River Colony.