In 1893, when the Inanimate Bird Shooting Association was formed, a "Mr Harris of Moore & Grey" attended. In 1878 the firm became a limited liability company, William Moore & Grey Ltd but in 1889 it reverted to unlimited liability. In about 1873 the name of the Moore & Grey partnership may have temporarily changed to William Moore, Grey & Co. In 1867 F H Grey, who by this time had probably taken over from his father, patented internal strikers on hammer guns (No. In 1866 Henry Atkin moved from Purdey to work for the firm, he founded his own business in 1877. When they ceased trading is not known, but it may have been prior to 1870 or even up to 1877. The firm of Moore & Harris, perhaps now owned by William Harris, probably moved to London, they were known to have been trading in 1867 from 2 Long Acre, London. However, the new partnership closed within a year and the business was sold to W & C Scott & Son who valued the firm's USA export market. The Moore could have been William Moore or his wife, or William Moore Jnr (?), Mr Richards was probably Westley Richards. In 1864, perhaps because of temporary financial problems or because William Moore died (no date is known), the business at the Great Western Gun Works at 91 Constitution Hill was sold at auction the buyers were a partnership composed of "Moore and Harris" and a Mr Richards. In 1862 the partnership of William Moore and William Harris exhibited military and sporting guns at the International Exhibition in London.īetween 18 the firm advertised the fact that guns not made by them were being engraved with the name Wm Moore & Co, London. In 1861 Frederick Beesley was apprenticed to William Grey at William Moore & Co at 43 Old Bond Street. Between 18 the firm of William Moore and William Grey, like William Moore & Co, were appointed gunmakers to Prince Albert.īy 1859 in Birmingham, Moore & Harris had expanded into barrel and lock making and in 1861 they moved to the Great Western Gun Works at 91 Constitution Hill. William Moore may also have traded from 43 Old Bond Street as William Moore & Co. In 1854 William Moore and William Grey started to trade as William Moore & Grey from 43 Old Bond Street, but William Grey and his son, F H Grey, also started to trade as William Grey & Son at 41 Old Bond Street. In 1852 William Moore and William Harris patented a percussion revolver which was produced in limited quantities (Patent No. In 1847 William Moore and William Parker Grey, who had been Clerk and then Manager for Joseph Manton, went into partnership in London at 78 Edgeware Road, they operated as Wm Moore & Grey but Wm Moore also continued to trade as Wm Moore & Co, presumably in respect of one or two aspects of his business. The firm appears to have supplied the trade as well as William Moore in London, some of the guns sold were marked "London" and were proved in London the partnership also developed an export trade to the USA.įrom 1840 to 1845 William Moore also traded in his own name as a gunsmith from 35 Loveday Street (the terms "gunsmith" and "gun maker" were interchangeable at that time), Harris also ceased trading in his own name in 1845. In 1840 the partnership was recorded at 36 Loveday Street trading as gun and pistol makers at least some of the guns sold were marked Moore & Harris, London, the partnership probably used William Moore's address. In 1838 William Moore and William Harris became partners in the firm of Moore & Harris, also at 35 Loveday Street, William Harris also traded from these premises in his own name (it is likely that William Harris was related to Alfred Harris who traded as a gun barrel maker in Birmingham - see Joseph Harris of Lionel Street). In 1837 or 1838 the firm were appointed gunmakers to Prince Albert.Īlso in 1837 the business at Court, 4 Whittall Street moved to 35 Loveday Street, it was recorded up to 1845. In 1836 William Moore was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to King William IV, and in that year the name of the firm changed to William Moore & Co. In 1835 a percussion lock developed by Moore was rejected by the Board of Ordnance. This may also have been a purchasing office and finishing workshop. In 1829 he opened a stock making business at Court, 4 Whittall Street, Birmingham. In 1820 he established his own business at that address, but by 1828 his trade had increased to the point where he required larger premises so he opened a shop at 78 Edgeware Road. It is possible that Charles Moore of the firm of that name was his son.įrom 1818 to 1853 William Moore lived at Colchester Road, Edgeware. He was also recorded as being a stocker for Joseph Manton, probably from 1809 to 1820. In 1808 he was recorded as being in business at 118 Whitechapel.
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