The last ironmonger store in Dandenong closed probably 20 years ago, it was like walking into a timewarp where old Gerald knew where everything was and then he would blow the dust off it to reveal the price still in pounds shillings and pence. He was sharp as a tack and if you needed something made he would go out the back and make or find something to get you out of trouble. From what I remember he took over the shop from his father and it had survived from the early days of the town of Dandenong. I think I have seen the shop in very old photos with just horses and carts in the street. It may have been his grandfathers originally
