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Dents was established in Worcester in 1777 as a manufacturer of fine leather gloves by John Dent (1751–1811). [1] It is possibly Britain's oldest existing fashion manufacturer. Dent's sons, John and William, helped the company expand throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Dent was a London manufacturer of luxury clocks and watches, founded by Edward John Dent. Dent began making watches in 1814, although the Dent triangular trade mark was not registered until 1876. A notable success for the company was winning the contract to make the clock for the new palace of Westminster, which became known as Big Ben.
A glove is a garment covering the hand, with separate sheaths or openings for each finger including the thumb. [1] Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch.
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Emma Dent (née Brocklehurst; 23 April 1823 – 22 February 1900) was an English antiquarian and collector who restored and developed Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Dent corresponded with some of the most famous names and eminent thinkers of the 19th century. [1] She planned the layout of the gardens at Sudeley and oversaw their creation.
John was born in 1821 in Madras, India. His uncle Thomas John Dent established Dent & Co. in Canton in the 1820s, while two other uncles Lancelot and Wilkinson Dent became senior partners of the firm, [1] turning it into one of the largest hongs in China and early colonial Hong Kong. John Dent joined Dent & Co. and became the senior partner of ...