Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Calderwood. Dublin Gunmakers




  James & Thomas Calderwood
Gunmakers
Dublin.


                                                               Authors photography.
                            Two trade cards/labels for Thomas Calderwood, 14 North Earl Street.


Although the Calderwoods traded in Dublin for nearly the whole of the 19th century their trade
cards/labels are quite rare.

                     Thomas & James Calderwood trading dates and addresses.

Calderwood, Thomas
Dublin
1809-1812
22 Little Mary Street
Calderwood, Thomas
Dublin
1813-1814
6 White Street, Dorset Street
Calderwood, Thomas
Dublin
1815-1846
14 North Earl Street
Calderwood, James
Dublin
1841-1844
21 Duke Street
Calderwood, James
Dublin
1845-1858
22 Duke Street
Calderwood, Thomas & Son
Dublin
1847-1851
14 North Earl Street
Calderwood , Thomas
Dublin
1852-1857
14 North Earl Street
Calderwood, Thomas & Son
Dublin
1858
14 North Earl Street
Calderwood, Thomas
Dublin
1859-1864
14 North Earl Street
Calderwood, James
Dublin
1859-1869
63 Upper Sackville Street. 1860
Calderwood, James
Dublin
1870-1876
24 Upper Sackville St.
Calderwood & Son
Dublin
1865-1897
14 North Earl Street

                               James Calderwoods trade card/label for the period (1845-1858)

               Thomas & James Calderwood were respected merchants and were listed as Jurors
               in the year 1844. Thomas Calderwood, was also called as an expert witness on more                            than one occasion with respect to certain incidents regarding firearms, not only                                    within Dublin but across the whole of Ireland*
               
               An illustrated history of the Royal Mail Coaches by Frederick Wilkinson pub 2007. 
                  Thomas and James Calderwood gunmakers listed in the 1844 Jurors list.
                     Our sincere appreciation to the Southampton Library Digitisation Unit.


                   A cased pair of percussion travelling pistols engraved Calderwood, Dublin.                  
     Thomas & James Calderwood originally listed by M.S. Dudley Westropp, MRIA. 
Journal Arms & Armour Society, 1957.
Vol.11. No 1.
                                                                                                         

                We are always interested in any material related to the Calderwood gunmakers.

                                                Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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