Egg family
Other Business Names:
- Egg, Durs
- Egg, John
- Masters, John
- Watson, Thomas W
- Watson Brothers
- Egg, Joseph
- Egg, Charles
- Egg, Henry
- Manton, Joseph
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Hand gun & cartridge, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins as London gunmakers to Durs Egg, 1748-1831, a Swiss immigrant who established his business in London in c1778 and emerged as a leading maker of pistols and rifles. Gunmaker to the King. From 1831 business carried on by his son, John, with his foreman, John Masters.1878 taken over by Thomas W Watson, later Watson Brothers. Durs's nephew, Joseph Egg, 1775-1837, also was in business as a London gunmaker, starting in c1800. He was succeeded by his sons, Charles and Henry, who in 1838 acquired the business of Joseph Manton. Henry continued until 1880
Publications:
- Egg Family by Blair, Claude
- The Eggs and their origins by Blair, Claude
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Egg, Durs
- Egg, John
- Masters, John
- Watson, Thomas W
- Watson Brothers
- Egg, Joseph
- Egg, Charles
- Egg, Henry
- Manton, Joseph
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Hand gun & cartridge, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins as London gunmakers to Durs Egg, 1748-1831, a Swiss immigrant who established his business in London in c1778 and emerged as a leading maker of pistols and rifles. Gunmaker to the King. From 1831 business carried on by his son, John, with his foreman, John Masters.1878 taken over by Thomas W Watson, later Watson Brothers. Durs's nephew, Joseph Egg, 1775-1837, also was in business as a London gunmaker, starting in c1800. He was succeeded by his sons, Charles and Henry, who in 1838 acquired the business of Joseph Manton. Henry continued until 1880Publications:
- Egg Family by Blair, Claude
- The Eggs and their origins by Blair, Claude