. HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBI N. but in his association oSljjf /had undoubtedly un- l!M/ia knowledge of the ykhworkmen necessary to VlBy this time, the sea- ^contracts was near at hand gested that Philip make acontract for himself. To thNorth & Stanley knew no consciously absorbedmanagement of theproduce the best results,son for the letting of newand Mr. Bucknell sug-bid and endeavor to secure ailip objected, saying thatis ability as a lockmaker andwould not give a contract to him, a green country boy, as he put it. Put in
. HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBI N. but in his association oSljjf /had undoubtedly un- l!M/ia knowledge of the ykhworkmen necessary to VlBy this time, the sea- ^contracts was near at hand gested that Philip make acontract for himself. To thNorth & Stanley knew no consciously absorbedmanagement of theproduce the best results,son for the letting of newand Mr. Bucknell sug-bid and endeavor to secure ailip objected, saying thatis ability as a lockmaker andwould not give a contract to him, a green country boy, as he put it. Put in your bid, said Mr. Bucknell, and when they come to you justrefer them to me. So it was decided that Philip should enter a bid for a contract to make platelocks — a lock set into a wooden case or back cut out to receive it. On themorning that the bids were -opened, Mr. Henry Stanley entered the shop andapproaching Philip,whom he only knew as a workman in his establishment, said: 19 HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBIN Young man, what do you know about lock making? Ask Mr. Bucknell, was P
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