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