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Originally Posted by Rick
Yes, the family was in the mercantile trade; foodstuffs . 
Cobb Bates and Yerxa Importers and Grocers, Boston 19thC. ; later to become S.S. Pierce . |
Hi Rick,
Well I'm happy! I was only 10 years off in my estimation of age! Here is the full SP on Spencer Browning:
Spencer Browning Rust worked in London from 1724 to 1840 when the name was changed to Spencer Browning & Co. after the death of Ebenezer Rust. The successor, Spencer Browning had offices at a number of addresses on Wapping High Street, London and were in business until 1870. They had an early dividing machine and inscribed arcs for others.
Ref: Gloria Clifton, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 (London, 1995), p. 261.
Its a lovely piece, does it work well?
Hmmm, think I may change my name to Ebeneezer Rust!