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Brown plaque № 51479

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Ogden's of Harrogate James Roberts Ogden founded the firm which bears his name in 1893 and acquired this building in 1910. An expert in precious metals, he accompanied Howard Carter's 1922 expedition to Egypt which discovered Tutankhamen's tomb and helped with the study of the gold artefacts found there. As advisor to the British Museum, he helped to restore gold objects in many European and American museums. In 1934 Ogden's remodelled some of Queen Alexandra's jewellery for Princess Marina of Kent and in 1937 handled the sale of a tiara once belonging to the Empress Josephine. They also made a cigar case for Winston Churchill and two silver tureens for Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1940 James Roberts Ogden 2nd took over the firm, which still remains a family business. Harrogate Civic Society 2006

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