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 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 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.

William Joseph Horsfall

From Graces Guide

1848 William Clay devised a method of rolling taper bars; he offered his invention to Mr. W. J. Horsfall, of the Mersey Forge, Liverpool. The invention was adopted, and he was asked to assume the management of the works, which at that time were not financially successful.[1]

1855 Announcement of three day sale of 'superb' household furniture (made by Holden and Co), works of art, porcelain, fine wines, etc., at W J Horsfall's Cavendish House, Devonshire Road, Prince's Park. [2]


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Sources of Information

  1. Obituary of William Clay
  2. Liverpool Mail - Saturday 25 August 1855