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 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 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.

Frederick Koepe

From Graces Guide
1954. Koepe winder at Bradford Colliery.

Friedrich Koepe was born on 1 July 1835 in Bergkamen, the son of farmer Friedrich Sr. and his wife Friederike, née Telgenkämper.

1877 Invented the friction hoist used in mining. Known as a Koepe hoist.

See here for much more information.[1]


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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Koepe & Partner website - Koepe Hoist