John Blake
In January 1823, the effects of Mr John Blake, manufacturer of bombazine (a textile) were advertised as being for sale at Lovick’s auction rooms, St Andrew’s, Norwich. The items included a barometer, a silver watch and a dulcimer, as well as looms and other weaving equipment, so Mr Blake was evidently a man of some wealth. Whether he had died or gone bankrupt is not clear, and genealogical records have not yet been of any help. This is a very early mention of a dulcimer in the region.
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