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[[Image:Im186407LS-WG.jpg |thumb|July – 1864. [[London Society Magazine]] ]] | |||
[[Image:Im20100501SRL-Willcox.jpg|thumb| Advertising sign. ]] | [[Image:Im20100501SRL-Willcox.jpg|thumb| Advertising sign. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20100527Big-WillcoxGibbs.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Gladstone Court Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20100527Big-WillcoxGibbs.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Gladstone Court Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20101013AM-1894WillcoxGib.jpg|thumb| 1894. Exhibit at [[Armley Mill Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20101013AM-1894WillcoxGib.jpg|thumb| 1894. Exhibit at [[Armley Mill Museum]]. ]] | ||
of Glasgow | of New York. British factory in Glasgow. | ||
Sewing machine makers | Office and Sales Rooms - 135 Regent Street, London. | ||
Sewing machine makers. | |||
Willcox approached [[Brown and Sharpe]] to produce a trial batch of machines, and tentative production began in 1858. The machine was an instant success, and B&S continued to produce the machines for many decades. | |||
See [http://ismacs.net/willcoxandgibbs/home.html here] for much more information. | |||
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[[Category: Country - USA]] | |||
[[Category: Town - Glasgow]] | [[Category: Town - Glasgow]] | ||
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[[Category: Textile Machinery]] | |||
[[Category: Sewing Machines]] | [[Category: Sewing Machines]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 4 March 2019
of New York. British factory in Glasgow.
Office and Sales Rooms - 135 Regent Street, London.
Sewing machine makers.
Willcox approached Brown and Sharpe to produce a trial batch of machines, and tentative production began in 1858. The machine was an instant success, and B&S continued to produce the machines for many decades.
See here for much more information.
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