This chapter discusses another financially successful London upholder, John Trotter. The previous chapter detailed how Robert Williams began his working career as an apprentice upholder and then established a niche upholding business in ‘fitting out’ the quarters of East India Company ship officers and providing them with goods for private trade. John Trotter also began his career as an apprentice and built a niche upholding business by providing upholstery goods and services to the royal household. He later found opportunity in supplying camp equipment to the British army, which brought him wealth. This chapter will end with an examination of the business similarities and differences between these two upholders.

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Case Study of John Trotter

  • Steven Sanders

摘要

This chapter discusses another financially successful London upholder, John Trotter. The previous chapter detailed how Robert Williams began his working career as an apprentice upholder and then established a niche upholding business in ‘fitting out’ the quarters of East India Company ship officers and providing them with goods for private trade. John Trotter also began his career as an apprentice and built a niche upholding business by providing upholstery goods and services to the royal household. He later found opportunity in supplying camp equipment to the British army, which brought him wealth. This chapter will end with an examination of the business similarities and differences between these two upholders.