I did read that Purdey advertised himself as 'from Manton's', but was less impressed when others used 'from Purdey's'.
My guess is that Manton's was effectively dissolved and stock sold off etc (by Joseph Langs) in 1826, so there was no risk of conflict. I'm not sure when 'from Manton' was first used? Does anyone know?
Later businesses using the name and goodwill of the Mantons were rather tenuously connected and didn't live up to Joseph or John Manton's quality or inventiveness .... whereas Purdey's has been a consistent business throughout their life - producing (for the most part anyway) all high end guns.
Last edited by JohnfromUK; 04/15/15 12:36 PM.
