Renton Hardware Merchants provision of necessities for many years .Westland Jubilee 1864 - 1914

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DescriptionWith respect to the Renton family members - early settlers to Westland and Renton Hardware Merchants provision of necessities for years on end Westland Jubilee 1864 - 1914Date of Photo1864 - 1916Map^[1]ContributorNana Anthea-Rose

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Location (city or town)HokitikaOrganisation (eg business)Renton Hardware

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Date Created11th July 2025CommentsLiz Hay
My first job as a teenager in the late 50s was with Rentons for 2 days, at the end of the school year. I had to roll up their free calendars for their customers, to ready them for posting.

Nana Anthea-Rose
Liz Hay We at WHS did one year too Liz - upstairs

Alan Mitchell
Renton Hardware was a good shop in its day they had most everything in there day. My farther bought a single cyclinda diesel Lister engines to run the cowshed along with a lot of other stuff including explosives for land clearing and many more things to run a farm. not a place left in Hokitika that you can buy just about every thing thats needed to run any typ of engineering business Farms, Sawmilling, Home workshops, as well as all home appliances.

Peter Mitchell
Alan Mitchell I was always amazed at the amount of New Old Stock they still had upstairs

Les Holmes Germanicus
It's still there but not much is happening with it, but that other big Seddon brick building is all shrouded so that is a big do-up job going on. it might be the next.

Alan Mitchell
Renton Hardware was a good shop in its day they had most everything in there day. My farther bought a single cyclinda diesel Lister engines to run the cowshed along with a lot of other stuff including explosives for land clearing and many more things to run a farm. not a place left in Hokitika that you can buy just about every thing thats needed to run any typ of engineering business Farms, Sawmilling, Home workshops, as well as all home appliances.
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Peter Mitchell
Alan Mitchell I was always amazed at the amount of New Old Stock they still had upstairs
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Peter Livingstone
Great business.When we lived in Haast,you could ring for an order ,it would be on NZR Bus the next day

Donald Mathias
Was a truly amazing shop. Decent stuff that was affordable. Everything from bolts to hacksaw blades. Was well organised and friendly.

Peter Jackson
Bloody shame it's still not going as miter 5 has bugger all

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Liz Hay
My first job as a teenager in the late 50s was with Rentons for 2 days, at the end of the school year. I had to roll up their free calendars for their customers, to ready them for posting.

Les Holmes Germanicus
It's still there but not much is happening with it, but that other big Seddon brick building is all shrouded so that is a big do-up job going on. it might be the next.

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