Smallman, Edward (1782)
Smallman, Edward, Syllaton near Oswestry, Salop, joiner and chairmaker (1782). In November 1782 his death was announced at Syllaton. He was obviously a noted character locally and was known as Dick Spot. Apart from his skill at his own trade he was renowned as a ‘Jack of all Trades… Planetarian and Conjuror’. [Chester Chronicle, 15 November 1782]
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.