Lavallin, John, Goldsmith's St, Exeter, Devon, cm and u (1770). In May 1770 announced the establishment of his shop in Goldsmith's St where he traded as a ‘working’ cm. He sold mahogany ‘solid Chests of Drawers, with or without Sliding Desks; Commode Chests of Drawers, Tables, Desks, Book-Cases, and Wardrobes; Writing Tables of all Sorts, with Spring Tops; Mahogany Chairs of the newest Patterns, &c. &c. all which he sells at Fifteen per Cent. cheaper than the usual Prices for Ready Money’. He also undertook upholstery work and featured in his advertisement ‘BED and WINDOW CURTAINS, In the True Festoon Manner’. He stocked pier glasses. The advertisement ended with an appeal for workmen in the cabinet and chair branches to assist in the business. [Exeter Evening Post, 18–25 May 1770]