Richards, John, Shrewsbury, Salop, cm and clock-case maker (1730). Inscription ‘JOHN RICHARDS — 1730 — SALOP’ recorded on a handsomely grained walnut cabinet of exceptionally small size, with central cupboards enclosed by two sham drawer fronts. His signature has also been noted on two long-case clocks. Richards was one of the few recorded cm then working in Shrewsbury. [C. Life, 14 June 1962, p. 1420]