Edward Molteno and Harry Molteno, often known as the Molteno Brothers, were sons of Cape Prime Minister John Molteno by his third wife Sobella Maria. Pioneering and successful exporters, they had a hu
Molteno Brothers produce at the station at Glen Elgin
Glen Elgin produce being loaded for export at Cape Town harbour.
The undulating hills of the Elgin region.
Molteno Bros gave extensive land and funding for the establishment of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
Sir John Charles Molteno was a politician and businessman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1872 to 1878.
John Charles Molteno – 1860s
The Cape Colony in 1878, on the eve of the Confederation Wars.