Saturday 19 December 2015

Thomas Devine: Gunmaker.



Thomas Devine/Divine.
Gunsmith
Dublin

1768 trades directory entry for Thomas Divine. 

Trading dates and addresses.

1767-1783

3 Abbey Street.
1784-1803 194 Abbey Street.


Thomas Divine sideplate showing bridled pan and frizzen pivot activating directly on 
spring. c.1785


Proof marks consisting of Crowned "P", "Harp" and "P" 
c.1785


1803 trades directory final entry for Thomas Devine.


Clarke

Nicholas

35 Capel Street
Devine Thomas 194 Abbey Street
Devereux Michael 3 Blackall Row
Dobson James 32 Skinner Row
Eames Elizabeth 1 Duke Street
Edwards Thomas 60 Abbey Street
Fowler Thomas 14 Capel Street
Gray John 1 Bride Street
Haskey Thomas 16 Upper Ormond Quay
Hutchinson Michael 8 Dame Street
Mc Dermott Farrell 2 Abbey Street
Meredith  Charles 16 Fishamble Street
Muley Daniel 28 Parliament Street
Pattison Thomas 1 Clarence Street. Nth Strand
Quinlan Daniel 10 Werburgh Street
Rigby John 19 Suffolk Street
Rumbold William 17 Lwr Ormond Quay
Silk John 195 Abbey Street
Tomlinson Robert 123 Capel Street
Trulock Thomas 50 Barrack Street
Wheeler Oliver 5 Gt Ship Street
Willett Robert 23  Eustace Street


Thomas Divine/Devine traded for the period C.1767-1803.
His name is listed with both spellings throughout the directory entries. 

He married Miss Sally Wainwright in 1766 and is noted in the Freeman Journal.


Thomas Devine originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.

Our sincere thanks to the owner of the above pistol for photography and permission to publish.

Dave Stroud ramrodantiques.co.uk






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