{"id":3275,"date":"2013-08-08T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2013-08-09T22:53:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T19:53:12","slug":"frederick-scholtes-fortunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/frederick-scholtes-fortunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederick Scholte’s Fortunes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is the only photograph of the legendary Frederick Scholte I’ve found online. It’s a scan from Tailor&Cutter magazine’s February issue, 1949, and describes the vast fortune the clever Dutch-born tailor left behind. Around sixty years ago, 200 000 pounds had quite a bit more buying and staying power than today. According to The National Archives<\/a> currency calculator, the sum would be around 5,5 million pounds today. Drape and royal patronage paid off despite the cranky tailor’s draconian customer service.<\/p>\n

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Below is the only photograph of the legendary Frederick Scholte I’ve found online. It’s a scan from Tailor&Cutter magazine’s February …
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