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Briggs, Sarah (1871-1886)

Briggs, Sarah

London; japanned furniture manufacturer and cabinet maker (fl.1871-86)

Recorded in the 1871 Kelly’s Post Office Directory at 10 New Montague Street, London, and in 1877 in The Furniture Gazette Directory as cabinet maker at 54, 58, 60 & 62 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields.

The Furniture Gazette (8 December 1877) announced the liquidation of her business on 22 November 1877, however, she evidently resurrected her business because in 1866 she was listed in The Furniture Gazette: Classified List of the Furniture, Upholstery, and Allied Trades  at 54, 58, 60 & 62 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields.