Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Factory Goldberg & Zeffertt New Doornfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng Arthur LEITCH: Architect

Date: 1927 Type: Factory Status: Extant Street: 6 Van Beek Street   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°12'09.19" S 28°03'24.45" E Alt: 1725m

(SAB May 1927:67) The factory manufactured Mineral Water. The foundation stone of the present building reads: This stone was laid by Mrs. Phil Goldberg on the 14th June 1927. The company relocated here from Boksburg in 1899 after it secured "the right to take water from a well" which water was used to wash their bottles before re-using. The early mineral water bottles were provided with a marble to maintain the pressure of the aerated drink within. The company was provided with a formal 'Letter of Appointment' signed by Lt Col W. Lambton, the Military Secretary, dated Johannesburg 7th November 1902, which read: (Coat of Arms: "Dieu et mon Droit") Messrs Goldberg & Zeffertt You are hereby appointed Mineral Water Manufacturers to his Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Milner G.C.B., G.C.M.Y. By Order (sgd) W. Lambton Lt. Colonel Military Secretary Johannesburg 7th November 1902 The 'Letter of Appointment' hung inside the building up to 1990, but its present whereabouts is unknown. References: Between the Chains. Journal of the Johannesburg Historical Society, 1990 Paine, H.; Martinson, W.; Bruwer, C .& J. New Doornfontein Heritage Survey for the Greater Ellis Park Development, December 2003. Information provided by the PWHT Resource Centre, sent to us by William MARTINSON The photograph at the top and the advertisement were kindly sent to us by Penny Zeffertt. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.