Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,701 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VIII.: Henry Pershouse Parkes

From Graces Guide

108. PARKES, HENRY PERSHOUSE, Dudley — Inventor, Patentee, and Manufacturer.

An anchor-shackle, swivel, and connecting shackles, as used in chain cables.

A wrought-iron stud mooring-chain, made to supersede the chains formerly made with cast-metal stay, for holding the floating light ships off Liverpool.

A patent flat pit chain or band.

A solid link flat pit chain, intended to supersede the open link chain.


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