What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Benjamin Mander 1752-1819 founded the Japanning and varnish manufacturing company 1773 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society.
Benjamin Mander (1752-1819) established a prominent japanning and varnish manufacturing company in 1773, significantly contributing to the industrial development of decorative arts techniques in Britain.
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