| Post reply |
| ||
| Jacob Pillischer's Naturalisation.
He originally applied February 1910. He wanted a British passport to go to Argentina to defend his trade mark. There were several firms of opticians and scientific instrument makers there, who were selling clinical thermometers with Jacob Pillischer's name, trade mark, and the Kew Observatory Testing Mark, where in fact these instruments were manufactured in Germany. He was booked to travel on the Royal Mail Steam Ship "Amazon" on 11th March 1911. The Home Office were very obstructive, and said he could not get naturalisation if he was going abroad. After legal representation, they finally approved his naturalisation on 25-April-1911, and he received his 5-year British Passport on 23-May-1911. He sailed in June 1911. His application indicates that he was born in O'Becse, Hungary, in the County of Bacs Bodrogh on 01-Dec-1838. He was the son of Ignacz and Rosa Pillischer, both now (1910) deceased. [Moritz was brother of Ignacz]. His residential address was 274 Elgin Ave, Maida Hill (Jan1883 - Aug1908); and 9 Carlton Hill, St John's Wood (Aug1908 - Present). He lists three children, and asks for British Nationality for them too: Edward John Pillischer, age 37 Leopold James Pillischer, age 35 [PS: 1933 directory lists him as Cigar Merchant, 8 New Cavendish St, W1] Bertha Pillischer, age 33, residing with him. He made four trips overseas in 1910: 6 weeks to Argentina; 3 business trrips to Brussels (each less than 2 weeks) for the Exhibition there. | ||
| ||