Penning, John (1781)
Penning, John
Eye, Suffolk; cooper (d.1781)
Died in 1781 and the sale of his stock was advertised to take place on 3 and 4 December. This consisted of ‘every Article in the Coopering, Dishturning, and Chairmaking Branches, likewise Ash Timber, Oak Planks, Slabs, and other Boards of different Scantling’. [Norfolk Chronicle, 1 December 1781].
Source: DEFM
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.