John Fulton (instrument maker)

John Fulton
The John Fulton Memorial Hall
Born1803
Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Died1853
Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Burial
Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Names
John Fulton

John Fulton (1803–1853) was a Scottish instrument maker who originally trained as a cobbler. He built three orreries in a workshop attached to at his home, now demolished, in the Kirton Brae area of Fenwick and was eventually appointed instrument maker to King William IV, moving to London, but retiring to Fenwick. He is buried in the Fenwick Kirk graveyard.

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