Ellen Furley 1877, Thomas W BONSER Cinderford. (General)

by davidcastrejon, Thursday, September 28, 2017, 19:57 (2619 days ago) @ Jefff

Thanks @Jefff. No worries. I have found similar references online as far as business references/listings sites go, with very limited info and all have proven dead ends. It seems as though those listings are pulling that info from public records, which I've been unable to find.

I hadn't found that reference to John Bonser yet, I will follow that up.

Just some background, I live in the US, and I came across an old furniture makers workbench, it has a makers mark that reads "T.W. Bonsor The Workshop Church Street Cinderford, Glos." It has an old Record No. 52p vise that was sold circa 1950's and was manufactured in England. It's an awesome piece and I'm trying to track down it's history and how it ended up in Charleston, SC.

I believe that the workbench is at the least fifty years old and maybe as much as a hundred years(Obviously not:) Maybe 80 - 50 yrs), but that is just my judgement based on the construction method, appearance, fittings, and the vise (which admittedly could have been mounted at anytime after the 50s or 60s.

edit: revised the age to 80-50 yrs based on a 1911 birth and his testimony of building the gate in 1936.