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Title: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: rustyric on September 07, 2022, 03:12:55 PM
Found this rule recently in a box of old tools - it has been cleaned. The makers name looks like Josiah Peutress - London

Despite a good search around on the internet I cant find anything about them, your comments are appreciated.

(https://i.imgur.com/zYIsmBY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NSMPX36.jpg)
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: rustyric on September 09, 2022, 02:43:51 PM
So same problem as me then !!!
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: amecks on September 09, 2022, 08:31:02 PM
Checked Grace's Guide to british Industry website - no results for Josiah Peutress.
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: p_toad on September 09, 2022, 09:39:59 PM
my guess is that you should be looking for peWtress
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: Danks on September 10, 2022, 05:02:11 PM
P-toad I think you got it right, it appears to be Pewtress. see https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=51900&WINID=1662847161671
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: rustyric on September 11, 2022, 01:02:08 AM
So its the owners name on the rule not the maker ?
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: Danks on September 11, 2022, 03:38:31 AM
Possibly, all the London pictures states he is a Shipping agent. This entry in the 1881 census https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1881-census/josiah-pewtress-0003688639 gives his occupation as a Hardware Merchant, so he could have had them made by a third party, for sale by him as a hardware merchant with his name on it.
Title: Re: Please Help Me Identify The Maker Of This Boxwood Rule
Post by: rustyric on September 11, 2022, 09:58:49 AM
I think you have cracked it !! So it seem a rare little item then ?