Joseph Penlington PW

[John Matthews]

Miguel,

I don't think the issue is that there is little information, rather, to my knowledge no one has conducted research and/or presented information with any clarity. More than willing to be corrected - but as an example of the lack of clarity see Mercer, Chronometer Makers of the World.

A Joseph Penlington can be traced at various addresses in Liverpool from 1825 to 1857 viz.

In the 1859 directory the St Georges Crescent address is occupied by Penlington & Hutton.

and the 1860 directory confirms that this is Joseph in the partnership (his home? address in Much Woolton)

That's as far as I have taken it - but it is clear that there is much material available to research.

John

EDIT - I should have added that it is said that he was one of the first Liverpool makers to adopt the single roller, moving away from Massey variants, i.e. examples from ~1820 are know with his signature.

 

[Allan C. Purcell]

That is all very nice John, but we know all that, what we are looking for are his parents or his apprenticeship. Were they members of the Penlington´s of Sandbach, and again, or maybe Sheffield? There were also watchmaker masters in Little Woolton too, but no direct link to Joseph or John.

Your last remark sounds very much like David Penney, who also says that about five other Liverpool makers. Richard Hornby for instance, but which Richard Hornby? You would have thought one of these watches would have shown up on these boards by now. I think we would all be pleased to see one of these with Penlingtons name on it before 1822, or just a little later.

Allan.