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1810 June 29th. Born | 1810 June 29th. Born | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 3 September 2024
John Johnson Peile (1810-1864)
See detailed history with illustrations here (pdf)
1810 June 29th. Born
March 1834 Entered into partnership with James Wilson to take over the business of James Bell as iron mongers and ships chandler at 74 Market Place, Whitehaven, trading as John J. Peile and Company.[1]
May 1838 Established a brass foundry near to the Market Place.[2]
Jan 1850 James Wilson left the partnership and Peile continued as sole trader, but still as John J. Peile & Co.[3]
1851 John J. Peile and Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition. Showed a screw jack for lifting heavy loads, such as ships.[4]
Apr 1852 Sold the retail side of his business, whilst continuing the wholesale and engineering side under his own name, John J. Peile.[5]
c.1853 Established a new works at Corkickle, Whitehaven, and the following year equipped it with a Condie Steam Hammer.
1854 John J. Peile was granted a patent for “an improved form of lifting jack” (Patent Number 849 of 1854).[6]. This was a ratchet jack for stacking timber in ship holds (not the screw jack exhibited in 1851).
1862 Transferred his bar iron business to his employee John Graham, together with his premises in Market Place, but retained the forge in Corkickle.
1864 February 13th. Died[7]
John J. Peile was also a partner in Wilson, Peile & Co., Iron Ore Proprietors of Market Place, Whitehaven, and Bigrigg Iron Ore Company, who mined at Bigrigg Moor, Cumberland.