Sir John Spilman (also spelt Spielman) (died 1626) was a Lindau, German-born entrepreneur who founded the first commercially successful paper-mill in England, establishing a factory on the River Darenth in Dartford, Kent in 1588.[1] Spilman was also jeweller to Queen Elizabeth I, and was knighted by King James I.
^Dartford: Cradle of Britain's Papermaking Industry; http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/paper.shtml
Sir JohnSpilman (also spelt Spielman) (died 1626) was a Lindau, German-born entrepreneur who founded the first commercially successful paper-mill in England...
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anecdotes suggest that this watermark was introduced to England in 1580 by JohnSpilman, a German who established a papermill at Dartford, Kent. The general...
Elizabeth took an interest in the making of jewels in London, in 1587 asking JohnSpilman, her household goldsmith, to employ English and foreign ("stranger")...
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lengthened by JohnSpilman in July 1610, adding the components of another Spanish work collar. Then in April 1611 Anne ordered Spilman and Nicasius Russell...
"J". The "J" had been supplied by the goldsmiths William Herrick and JohnSpilman in 1603. Westminster Abbey: James I and Anne of Denmark Jennifer Woodward...
jeweller to the king, with an annual salary of £150. The English goldsmiths JohnSpilman and William Herrick were given similar appointments. The salary was a...
up by John Tate around 1490 near Hertford, but the first commercially successful paper mill in Britain did not occur before 1588 when JohnSpilman set up...
in black were the queen's jewellers, George Heriot, William Herrick, JohnSpilman, and Abraham Harderet, and the painters Peter Oliver, Marcus Gheeraerts...
gown seem to be those appraised for sale by the goldsmiths Hugh Kayle, JohnSpilman, and Leonard Bushe in October 1600, including 250 oriental pearls worth...
with a petticoat supplied by Lady Walsingham and a jewel bought from JohnSpilman, the total value of his gift was £200. During Thomas Egerton's entertainment...
on the masque costumes were borrowed from London merchants including JohnSpilman and Richard Hanbury. The loaned jewels were valued at £10,000, and Anne...
tournament. A new imperial crown was made. The goldsmiths William Herrick and JohnSpilman provided a cloth-of-estate for the Abbey embroidered with pearls and...
bought most of the jewels in Brussels. Lulls worked as a partner of JohnSpilman and William Herrick supplying jewels to the royal family. A bill from...
Harderet, with the other royal jewellers George Heriot, William Herrick and JohnSpilman, joined the funeral procession of Anna of Denmark in 1619. Rachel Fontaine...
Mountjoy case. Lord Hertford bought jewels from Abraham de Kinderen, JohnSpilman, Abraham Harderet, and Peter Vanlore to take on his embassy to Brussels...
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