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1857 Dissolution of the  Partnership  between  Robert  Jobson and  John  Jobson,  in  the  trade or  business  of  Stove  Grate and  Fender  Manufacturers,  carried  on under the firm of [[Jobson and Co (of Litchurch)|Jobson  and  Co.]],  at  Litchurch  Works,  in  the  parish of Saint  Peter, in  Derby.    Mr.  William  Brown,  the  Manager of  the Sheffield  and  Rotherham  Bank,  at  Sheffield,  is  alone  authorized  to receive all the  debts  due  to  the  said  dissolved partnership.<ref>The London Gazette 13 February 1857</ref>
1857 Dissolution of the  Partnership  between  Robert  Jobson and  John  Jobson,  in  the  trade or  business  of  Stove  Grate and  Fender  Manufacturers,  carried  on under the firm of [[Jobson and Co (of Litchurch)|Jobson  and  Co.]],  at  Litchurch  Works,  in  the  parish of Saint  Peter, in  Derby.    Mr.  William  Brown,  the  Manager of  the Sheffield  and  Rotherham  Bank,  at  Sheffield,  is  alone  authorized  to receive all the  debts  due  to  the  said  dissolved partnership.<ref>The London Gazette 13 February 1857</ref>
1861 Patent to Robert  Jobson,  of  Dudley and  [[Cromwell  Fleetwood  Varley]],  of  4,    Fortess-terrace, Kentish  Town, in  the county of Middlesex, in  respect  of  the invention of  "improvements  in  posts  or  supports  for telegraph  wires."<ref>London Gazette 15 Oct 1861</ref>


Robert Jobson's firm later became [[Jobson Brothers]], and then amalgamated with [[Bullers|Buller and Co]] as [[Bullers]] Ltd.
Robert Jobson's firm later became [[Jobson Brothers]], and then amalgamated with [[Bullers|Buller and Co]] as [[Bullers]] Ltd.

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Robert Jobson invented machinery for moulding, that for making compressed porcelain telegraph insulators was particularly important.

1854 Patent application by John Jobson, of Litchurch Works, near Derby, Iron Founder, and Robert Jobson, of Holly Hall Works, near Dudley, for the invention of "improvements in the manufacture of moulds for casting metals."[1]

1857 Dissolution of the Partnership between Robert Jobson and John Jobson, in the trade or business of Stove Grate and Fender Manufacturers, carried on under the firm of Jobson and Co., at Litchurch Works, in the parish of Saint Peter, in Derby. Mr. William Brown, the Manager of the Sheffield and Rotherham Bank, at Sheffield, is alone authorized to receive all the debts due to the said dissolved partnership.[2]

1861 Patent to Robert Jobson, of Dudley and Cromwell Fleetwood Varley, of 4, Fortess-terrace, Kentish Town, in the county of Middlesex, in respect of the invention of "improvements in posts or supports for telegraph wires."[3]

Robert Jobson's firm later became Jobson Brothers, and then amalgamated with Buller and Co as Bullers Ltd.


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Sources of Information

  1. London Gazette 13 June 1854
  2. The London Gazette 13 February 1857
  3. London Gazette 15 Oct 1861