Pearce of Cornhill Retailed (and possibly Manufactured) Chess Set, mid 19th Century

 
     
     
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Joseph Pearce appears in the London Directories from 1846 until 1873, at 77 Cornhill. His primary trade was as a cutler, but cutlers often made plenty of other items, and cotemporaneous cutlers included William Lund, Daniel Stewart, and other chess manufacturers/retailers.
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