Rudall's WorkersQuite a few of Rudall's workers (we don't know if they were apprentices or not) went out on their own and became successful makers in their own rights. Some of them continued to supply flutes to Rudall's. Needless to say there are a lot of points in common between the flutes they made to sell and those they supplied to Rudall's. (Note I'm using the expression "Rudall's" to cover the various manifestations of Rudall & Rose, Rudall Rose & Carte, etc) Names we know so far include:
On this page we'll illustrate their instruments as images become
available to us. IngramThe New Langwill Index lists two Ingrams who are presumably closely related, being at the same address, 19 Plumtree St, Bloomsbury:
so it's not immediately obvious which is our man. Interestingly the NLI also gives him at another address in association with Morland between those two years:
That address is interesting as it was occupied until then by John Dunkin Goodlad, previously associated with Willis. Also listed at the same address from the same time is Wylde, who you will note is listed above as another escapee from Rudall and Rose. Perhaps John Ingram was the ex-Rudall man, who then went into partnership with Morland and an arrangement with his old work-friend Wylde to buy up the facilities previously used by Goodlad, leaving a son or brother Tom to battle on in Bloomsbury? The NLI doesn't give an "Ingram from Rudall & Rose", but it's clear that the flute pictured below is by one of the Ingrams listed, as it is marked with the Plumtree St address. You'll see just how similar to a Rudall & Rose flute from the period it is.
Ingram From Rudall & Rose, cocus and silver, owned Peter Woodley, Canberra We'll bring you images of flutes by more of Rudall's ex-workers as they come to hand. |
