Plaque

David Gestetner

Erection date: 15/3/2011

Inscription

English Heritage
David Gestetner, 1854-1939, developer of office copying machinery, lived here, 1898-1939.

Plaque unveiled by two of his great great grandchildren.

Site: David Gestetner (1 memorial)

N5, Highbury New Park, 124

We are pretty certain that the photo of Gestetner on a horse was taken outside this house.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk

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