Robert Glen & Son

R. GLEN & SON, Furnishing Ironmongers, Main Street, Largs.

    There are few of the leading business houses in Largs which can boast a longer commercial record than that of Messrs. Robert Glen & Son, Ironmongers, which was established seventy years ago by the late senior member of the firm and is still continued by the representatives of the family. The premises occupied by the firm are centrally situated, and comprise spacious double-fronted shop with two large plate glass windows, in which are displayed high-class electroplate ware, cutlery, lamps, &c.

    The interior is well appointed throughout and is fully stocked with a large and varied assortment of general furnishing and builders’ ironmongery, gas fittings, tools, and a great variety of household and trade requisites of every description. At the rear of the shop are extensive fire-proof gunpowder and oil stores specially arranged for warehousing these dangerous commodities, every precaution being provided against fire or other accident. Here is also a spacious workshop for repairs, &c., the whole being very compactly and conveniently arranged for the purposes of the business. The goods supplied by the firm in each department are specially selected from the best makers, and are  unrivalled in quality and workmanship by any house in the trade.

    A well-established connection has been secured by Messrs. Glen, who have on their books the names of the leading gentry, builders, and other buyers of this class of goods throughout the district. The services of an adequate staff of assistants are retained in the several departments under the personal supervision of the principals, whose extended connection with the trade, practical experience, and sound judgment ensure perfection in every detail of the management of this substantial and prosperous mercantile undertaking.

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