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Smallwood, John (1774-1802)

Smallwood, John, London, cm and u (1774–1802). From 1774 at 5 Greenfield St, Fieldgate, Whitechapel which was retained as a manufactory throughout the existence of the business. By 1792, however, an additional address at 40 King St, Covent Gdn was being used and the business was described as J. Smallwood & Co., upholsterers. His son, William, who was free of the Upholders’ Co. by redemption in 1797, may have been assisting him by this date. He also had another son, Joseph. By 1803 the business was listed as W. Smallwood & Co. and John may have been no longer active, although his name was included in the list of master cabinet makers in Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. A Smallwood also subscribed to this publication and was living at 29 Chancery Lane. This may have been John or either of his sons. After 1802 the Whitechapel premises passed first to William and then Joseph. The King St address does not appear in directories after 1799. [D]

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.