I found this advert in the 'Manchester Evening News' dated 26th August 1926: “A. FRANKS, LTD., Established 130 years. 95 & 97, Deansgate; 44, Market Street; 73, Oxford Street; 12, Victoria Street, Manchester; Also at 90, Bradshawgate, Bolton.”
Philip Gregson
25 Oct 2025 at 12:17
I have a "quack". Medical Electrical device made/ supplied by A (Aubrey) Franks, made by Ever Ready. Allegedly treated a plethora of skin complaints cy effectively becoming part of a low voltage circuit, you held 1 end and using a variety of moistened attachments rolled the dampened end across the affected part of the boy surface. What could possibly go wrong....
“A. FRANKS, LTD., Established 130 years. 95 & 97, Deansgate; 44, Market Street; 73, Oxford Street; 12, Victoria Street, Manchester; Also at 90, Bradshawgate, Bolton.”