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Willerton & Roberts (1768-75)

Willerton & Roberts, corner of Conduit St, in Old Bond St, London, turner and toyman (1768–75). Turners to the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland and Toymakers to the Prince of Wales. They supplied a Backgammon table to Croome Court and other sundries, their account dated 27 September 1769 amounting to £2 19s 6d. For the Duke of Atholl of Blair Castle they supplied a small organ in the same year and in an account dated 4 January 1775 charged £14 10s 6d for an assortment of goods which included a Tunbridge workbox, complete at £1 11s 6d, cutlery, toys and games. [Heal; V&A archives]

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