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- Thomas Bowman
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Thomas Bowman
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primary name: Bowman, Thomas
- Details
- individual; merchant/tradesman; manufacturer/factory; British; Male
- Other dates
- 1790-1809 (fl. c.)
- Address
- No.46, High Holborn, London (1790-1801)
No.102, New Bond Street, London (1802-1810)
No.109, New Bond Street, London (1811-1817)
- Biography
- Trade card in Heal Collection (Heal,94.2) advertises "T. Bowman. Patent Head Dresses. Correct Imitations of Nature. T.Bs. Perruques Invented 1796. Patent Obtained 1800. T.B. At Home Himself, Monday, Wednesday And Friday. Goes Abroad To Take Orders &c. Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday..." Heal's annotations on mount: "C.1805. London Directory 1790 - Thomas Bowman, perfumer & ornamental hair warehouse, 46 High Holborn. London Directory 1793 - Thomas Bowman, perfumer & ornamental hair warehouse, 46 High Holborn. London Directory 1796 - Thomas Bowman, perfumer & ornamental hair warehouse, 46 High Holborn. London Directory 1802 - Thomas Bowman, perfumer, 102 New Bond St. London Directory 1805 - Thomas Bowman, patentee for gentlemen's perukes & ladies head dresses, 102 New Bond St. London Directory 1809 - Thomas Bowman, patentee for gentlemen's perukes & ladies head dresses, 102 New Bond St. London Directory 1811 - Ann Bowman, ornamental hair manufacturer, 109 New Bond St. London Directory 1814 - Ann Bowman, ornamental hair manufacturer, 109 New Bond St. London Directory 1817 - Ann Bowman, ornamental hair manufacturer, 109 New Bond St. Gardner Collection."
Trade card in Banks Collection (D,2.3371) advertises "T. Bowman, Patent Head Dresses. Patent Perruques Oct.21. 1800. The Original Shop..."
Trade card in Banks Collection (D,2.3370) advertises "Correct Imitations of Nature. Patent Perruques. Patent Head-Dresses. T. Bowman's (the Original) Manufactory For Ladie's Head-Dresses And Gentlemen's Perruques... Established above Twenty Years; during which time every Article he has made has been his own Invention, or at least an Improvement on the general mode of making up even the most simple Articles. T.B.'s Business established August, 1783. His Ladies Head-Dresses invented July, 1796. His Gentlemen's Perruques produced November, 1797. The King's patent obtained October, 1800... [followed by a very lengthy description of various wigs, etc.]."