JOSEPH PIERCE ALVIN   1872  -  1949

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Joseph Alvin was born in Lucknow, Victoria 1872, and died on 10 November 1949.

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Little is known of his apprenticeship, however he advertised as a saddler in 1893 in Bairnsdale, Victoria. 

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Joseph Alvin has been featured on this site for the simple reason that he was a typical saddler in this timeframe.  Local, and word of mouth only, kept his business going.  Even in a small town like Bairnsdale, there could be up to two or three saddlers plying their trade.

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None of his children learnt the trade from their father, however he may have passed his knowledge onto another individual working under him.

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A 1940's saddle by Alvin is in a private collection.

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