Thomas Witherby
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Thomas Witherby was the founder of Witherby's (now Witherby Seamanship
). In 1740 in London
, he opened a stationery
shop in Birchin Lane next door to the Sword Blade coffee house. The family business grew into a printing business, a publisher specializing in marine subjects, a bookshop and other businesses.
Witherby Seamanship
Witherby Seamanship is a marine publisher of training, reference and regulatory materials and is the resulting merger of Witherby Books and Seamanship International in January 2008.-History:...
). In 1740 in London
London
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, he opened a stationery
Stationery
Stationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...
shop in Birchin Lane next door to the Sword Blade coffee house. The family business grew into a printing business, a publisher specializing in marine subjects, a bookshop and other businesses.