New Branch Shop
Mr Verrinder opens a branch shop at 11 Parliament Street, a portion of which is sub-let to a Mr Hans Kramer; the Music Box, for £21,50. This was the first of many tenants.
In 1943 the Music Box went into liquidation. Mr Kramer eventually went on to open Long Street’s Home of Music which was, for a time, the city’s largest and only retailer of Classical Music. Mr Kramer was, in 1955, the founder of the Cape Town Concert Club which is still very active today. www.ctconcert.co.za
A Mr RW Hill buys a portion of the company and shares directorship with Mr Verrinder.
Roemer’s Cutlery and Grinding Works (Pty) Ltd goes private and shares are re-issued with Mr Hill owning the majority, 2/3 of them.