Trade Label Engravers & Printers. Ireland.

 

Gunmaker.

 Trade Label Engravers & Printers

Ireland

William John Beattie.  Engraver, Lithographer & Printer. 21 Rosemary Street, Belfast.

They were listed in the 1843 Lennon & Wylie Directory and produced the Joseph Braddell & Son seen below.

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Samuel Close. Del/Sculp.  Farrell McDermott trade label from the period 1811-1827. Prior to this 

"Mc Dermott's" were located at No 2  Abbey Street (1797-1810) and this can be seen in this trade label where the engraver has removed the No.2 but left a ghosting of this number behind the newly engraved No.1.

Samuel Close (1770-1807) was deaf & dumb. He was succeeded by his son Samuel Close Jnr. d.1821.. Both men were Engravers & Jewellers.

Traded: Upper Blind Street and later at 134 Capel Street, Dublin..


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Dawson. Sculpsit/Engraver.  Nicholas Clarke trade label for 35 Capel Street, Dublin. 
                                                                    period (1796 d.1811).
This style of label was used to promote the benefits of the new patent breech of Henry Nock.
Thomas Fowler and John Silk also used this design of label. Refer to: "A Directory of the Early Irish Gunmakers". Pgs.. 136, 162 & 245..

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Austin. Sculp.  Ross Lane, Dublin.    This earliest known trade label for John Rigby, 19 Suffolk Street, Dublin. 

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J. Tye. Sc't               Thomas Calderwood trade label for this company that traded under this title                                    from 1815-1864. At certain dates in this period mentions " & Son". See: 
                                  "A Directory of the Early Irish Gunmakers". 


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Samuel Clayton.  Engraver.   Thomas Fowler trade label for the period (1812-1824).

Clayton was transported to Australia having been found guilty of forgery. Once in Australia he went on to work for the Australian Banking Service producing bank notes!!! 
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Additional information related to the above gunmakers can be found in: 
"A Directory of the Early Irish Gunmakers"
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We are always interested in buying original trade cards/labels and ephemera for any Irish gunmakers.

David Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk




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