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Joseph James Coleman (c1838-1888), F.R.S.E., F.I.C., F.C.S.
Worked for Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co
1877 Approached by Henry and James Bell, brothers in the shipping company John Bell and Sons, and asked to create a refrigeration process for delivering beef across the Atlantic. This was patented later that year. Together they formed a new company, the Bell-Coleman Refrigeration Co
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