London · 1770 to 1800
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
British Violin Makers, W. Meredith Morris. R. Scott, 1920. Page 222, scan 276. Held as more than one scan.
POWELL, ROYAL AND THOMAS, London: 1770-1800. They were brothers who did most of their work for William Forster & Son. Careful work, but rather weak tone.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 2 more Powell pages under P.
Same town, same time
162 other London makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- born 1768 Duke, Richard
- 1769 Hill, J.
- 1770 to 1795 Clark, James
- 1770 Hill, Joseph
- 1770 to 1786 Smith, W.
- 1770 to 1771 Smith, William