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 167,683 pages of information and 247,074 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 K. Porteous

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William K. Porteous

1939 Captain, R.A.O.C., I.O.M., M.Chem.E., F.S.E., Hon.M.Inst.S.P. Chairman and Managing Director, W. K. Porteous, Ltd., Abbey House, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private address: 6, Netherton Road, St. Margarets, Twickenham. Career: Finsbury Tech. Coll.; City & Guilds; Glasgow Tech. Coll.; Apprent., Gwynnes, Ltd.; draughtsman, G. & J. Weir, Ltd., and Alley & McLellan, Ltd.; asst. to J. W. Hinchley, Cons. Engr.; asst. to Managing Director, W. T. Towler & Sons, Ltd.; Res. Engr., Electro-Metals, Ltd.; Asst. Engr., Wetcarbonizing, Ltd.; Chief draughtsman, Aluminium Plant & Vessel Co., Ltd.; Captn. and I.O.M., R.A.0.C., France, Belgium, Syria, Palestine, etc.; Asst., Kennedy & Donkin, Cons. Engrs. Patentee of Process of Sludge Utilization and Disposal.

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