Zacharias and Co. (colloquially known as "Zac's") was a waterproof clothing manufacturing firm and retailer based at 26–27 Cornmarket Street Oxford, England.[1][2]
Abraham Zacharias was a silversmith, jeweller, and watchmaker/clockmaker at 2 Cornmarket and 95 High Street in Oxford.[3]
In the late 1880s, Joel Zacharias expanded the business into 26 Cornmarket next door to the south. The two shops have been combined into a single premises one since this time. By around 1896 Joel Zacharias stopped selling china and glass to concentrate on the waterproof clothing business for which Zacharias and Co. became well-known. Joel Zacharias died in 1905 and the business was taken over by Henry Osborn King of Wolvercote.[4]
The slogan "Zac's for Macs" was used by the business.[1][5]
The site of 26–27 Cornmarket Street subsequently housed a Laura Ashley shop.[6] The building dates from the 15th century. It was completely dismantled and reconstructed closer to its original form. The building is owned by Jesus College, Oxford. The site now houses a Pret a Manger sandwich shop.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Zacharias and Co.". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 509. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ^ "Zacharias and Co. of Oxford". Archives Hub. UK: Jisc. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "26–27 Cornmarket Street: Pret à Manger". Oxford History. UK. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Chipperfield, John (22 March 2010). "Star shoppers called in at Zacs". Oxford Mail.
- ^ Chipperfield, John (15 February 2010). "Zac's for Macs slogan got attention". Oxford Mail.
- ^ Yurdan, Marilyn (1990). "9 Oxford Today – Laura Ashley". Oxford: Town and Gown. London: Robert Hale. p. 182–183. ISBN 0-7090-3932-8.
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