William Dickinson
Wholesale Merchant
Glass Gunpowder.
Dublin
Image courtesy of The British Newspaper Archive.
The above advertisement confirms the monopoly the wealthy merchants held over the supply of gunpowder in Dublin at this period. William Rigby being the only gunmaker listed as a nominated supplier of "Glass Gunpowder".. the others listed being merchants/ironmongers.
William Rigby traded alone for the period 1818-1825. John Rigby Snr having died in 1818. It was not until late 1825 that John Rigby joined his brother to make the famous Wm & Jn Rigby partnership.
Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk
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