William Mullins was, according to a business invoice issued by the firm in 1919, established in 1827, initially as second-hand furniture dealers. William Mullins (1849-1904) (the family name was originally Mullens, which they changed to Mullins in the 1850s) was first listed as 'antique furniture dealers' in about 1880. Other members of the Mullins family continued to trade as 'furniture brokers' (e.g. Henry Mullins, in the 1880s), but by 1891 William Mullins was described as 'Dealer in Works of Art and Valuer'. Reginald Mullins (1883-1952), son of William Mullins, acquired the business in 1928, and following his death in 1952, the business was continued by Patrick Mullins, who continued the business until 1986; Patrick died in 2012.
The above information was very kindly supplied in 2020, together with the images below, by Sam Mullins, Patrick's son.
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William Mullins, 52-54 High Street, Salisbury, exterior, c.1900. Photograph Lovibond Collection, Salisbury Museum, courtesy of Sam Mullins.
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William Mullins, 52-54 High Street, Salisbury, exterior c.1930. Photograph courtesy of Sam Mullins.
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Patrick Mullins, Endless Street, Salisbury, exterior, c.1955. Photograph courtesy of Sam Mullins.
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Patrick Mullins outside his antique shop in Endless Street, Salisbury in c.1975. Photograph courtesy of Sam Mullins.
| William Mullins |
1900 - 1930 |
| Reginald Mullins |
1932 |
| Patrick Mullins |
1953 - 1986 |
| Expert Valuer of Works of Art |
1919 |
| Antique Furniture Dealers |
c.1920 - c.1930 |
| Antique Furniture Dealers |
1923 |
| 52 & 54 High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
|
1900 - 1942 |
| The Hall, New Street, Salisbury, England
|
1925 - 1932 |
| Endless Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
|
1953 |
| 5 St. John Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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1954 - 1978 |
| 49 St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
|
1978 - 1986 |
