Flashman, George (1832-1888)
Flashman, George
Dover, Kent; cabinet maker, upholsterer, paper hanger, house agent (fl.1832–1888)
A billhead and receipt (above), dated 1832, for G. Flashman & Co., cabinet makers, upholsterers, paper hangers and general house agents, in Last Lane for a sofa, price £3 17s 6d, is included in the Graham Gadd Archive (NMS).
Also recorded as G. Flashman at Last Lane (1832–34) and G. Flashman & Co. at 8 Market Place and Castle Street in 1839.
George Flashman, either the father (born c.1805) or his son who was also George (b.1831), was listed at Market Square & Union Hall, St Mary’s, Dover in The Furniture Gazette Directory, 1877.
Flashman was recorded as holding a Royal Warrant from the Lord Chamberlain in 1885 & 1888 [The Furniture Gazette, 14 February 1885 & 1 March 1888].
Sources: DEFM; Graham Gadd Archive (NMS)
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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