Duly & Co Ltd was established in 1896. The Salisbury branch was opened in 1901 on Manica Road under the management of H. A. Pratt. Charles Duly’s brother-in-law, W. Harris, took over management of the Salisbury branch in 1904.
By 1911, the Company was appointed as a “dealer” for the Ford Motor Product in what was then Northern and Southern Rhodesia. In 1932 a Bulk Parts Depot was opened in Salisbury.
By the Federation period, the Salisbury branch was handling a third of the company’s business in the Rhodesias and was located on Stanley Avenue.
References
- 50 Years with Ford: Duly & Co., Ltd – George Hindley (1961)