Muriel Elsie in mother’s Will
Bubs and Victor Batrouney and Family: Merlvic Schrank Pty Ltd
In 1938 at the age of 20, Muriel (Bubs) Saleeba, purchased Saleeba Manufacturing from her father and began her own small factory in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. In 1939, when Bubs married Victor Batrouney, a family and business partnership was formed that lasted for over 6o years. By 1949 their company, Merlvic, had three directors: Bubs and Victor Batrouney and Ron Saleeba. Its staple products were sleepwear, nappies, and babywear.