Now & Then: Robert H Parker & Sons Posted March 02, 2021 Jeweller takes a closer look at the history of Robert H Parker & Sons with Andrew Walsh, director, as it turns 146 this year.
FOUNDED BY Robert Henry Parker
ESTABLISHED 1875
Robert Henry Parker was born and trained as a jeweller in Adelaide, South Australia. After moving to Melbourne in 1875, he established his jewellery manufacturing business at 5 Regent Street in the inner-city suburb of North Richmond.
He was very involved with the Manufacturing Jewellers Association (MJA) and registered his hallmark – a bell with the tongue showing – in 1903.
He was also on the government wages board and member of executive, being a strong advocate for fair wages, and a founding member of the Jewellers and Silversmiths Association of Australia.