THE LIFE OF GEORGE GLOVER, " FORGER." 197
his own phrase: but this statement must be taken cum grano salis,
as examples admittedly of his manufacture appeared in a second-
hand shop at Manor Park as lately as October, 1930.
Glover's personal appearance was striking. His left eye
was missing and the lids closed; and he had a large wen-like
protuberance on the rear of his head, to the left side—hence,
presumably, the nickname, "Knobby Glover," by which he was
commonly known. He had a round, wrinkled face, with a
shrewd but withal a somewhat humorous and likeable ex-
pression. In 1932, in his 78th year, he was living at 4, Martindale
Road, Tidal Basin, E.16. His sole support then (other than an
occasional traffic in genuine implements bought from gravel
diggers and the sale of his own accumulated manufactures) was
his Old Age Pension: his wife, also then over 73 years old, had
her pension.
She was a native of Uppingham, in Rutland, and married
Glover over 52 years before at Poplar Church: the couple had
eleven children, six of them still living: two sons were lost in
the Great War. During their whole married life Glover and
his wife lived in and about West Ham, except for a short interlude
at Seven Kings.
Glover attended meetings held in connection with both
Church of England and Methodist churches near the Victoria
Docks; he frankly admitted that temporal rather than spiritual
blessings were the attraction to him, material benefits such as
tea and cake outweighing less tangible ones: but he did express
his preference for Church of England doctrine.
The writer induced him to allow his photograph to be taken
on May 3rd, 1932: this gives a fair idea of his appearance in
advanced years.
George Glover died on 25th May, 1936, at the age of 81 and
lies buried in the West Ham cemetery: his wife survived him.
In conclusion, it occurs to me that my description of Glover as
a "forger" is too crude: he was, rather, an "artist in repro-
"duction."