TROUGHTON, EDWARD 2 |
England, 1753-1835, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM |
Dividing Engine, 1793 = KEN; one of the most important instrument makers of his era; he made a wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL, NMM, OXF, RSM, FLO, ROM, PEA, KEN, MLL, COO, LIM, DRE, etc. |
apprenticed to his brother, John Troughton 2, in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 2, 1773; free of the Company on May 6, 1784; was a partner with his brother, John 2, from 1788 to 1804, as J. and E. Troughton; (Crawforth , Goodison, and Taylor & Wilson indicated that this partnership started much earlier ??); T.C.; Edward Troughton 2 took William Simms 2 as a partner in 1826, as Troughton and Simms; Troughton received the Copley Medal in 1809 and was made F.R.S in 1810. |
see Edward Troughton 2 (cont.). |
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