▁from ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁House , ▁but ▁this ▁myth ▁has ▁been ▁thoroughly ▁deb unk ed ▁by ▁the ▁historian , ▁L ums den . ▁The ▁records ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁are ▁lost ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁trade ▁completely ▁normally ▁as ▁a ▁sk illed ▁metal ▁worker ▁so ▁the ▁In cor por ation ▁of ▁Hamm erm en ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁satisfied ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁their ▁requirements ▁for ▁membership . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁that ▁other ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁metal ▁tr ades ▁were ▁purs ued ▁for ▁working ▁without ▁being ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁In cor por ation ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁so ▁the ▁rules ▁were ▁definitely ▁being ▁enfor ced ▁when ▁W att ▁was ▁trad ing ▁freely ▁throughout ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁John ▁Craig , ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁business man , ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁sell ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁products ▁including ▁musical ▁instruments ▁and ▁to ys . ▁This ▁partners hip ▁last ed ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years , ▁and ▁employed ▁up ▁to ▁six teen ▁workers . ▁Craig ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 . ▁One ▁employee , ▁Alex ▁Gard ner , ▁eventually ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business , ▁which ▁last ed ▁into ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁W att ▁married ▁his ▁cousin ▁Margaret ▁( P eg gy ) ▁Miller , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁two ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood :