George Hopewell and Co

Lamp post in Topsham

of Fore Street works, Topsham, Exeter

1879 'THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY’S SHOW AT PERTH ..... At Stand 20 Messrs George Hopewell & Co., Topsham, Devon, exhibit their patent wrought iron reversible fire-bars, which were invented by Mr George Hopewell. Economy is now the order of the day, and these fire-bars are designed to effect a considerable saving of coal. They possess peculiar advantages. They are made of wrought-iron, and are reversible. Any bars that may from time to time get bent can be taken out, straightened, and replaced while the furnace is at work. They are less liable to clinker, and no ashes or cinders can pass through them unless thoroughly burnt and under quarter of an inch in size; and it is here that great saving is made in fuel. They are particularly adapted for small, but may be most successfully used in large, furnaces. A large number of manufacturing firms in Scotland use these bars, and their unanimous testimony is of the most favourable character.'

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