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'''Charles Attwood and Company''', glass maker and alkali maker, of Gateshead | '''Charles Attwood and Company''', glass maker and alkali maker, of Gateshead | ||
About 1810, [[Charles Attwood]] acquired a minor share in a window glass factory at Saltmeadows in Gateshead. | |||
About 1813 he bought out his two partners but, as a result, found himself the defendant in litigation which dragged on for nine years before it was resolved in his favour, legally though not financially. | |||
Meanwhile he had patented a means for producing clearer glass. | |||
1834 on the same site he started a company to make soap and alkali | |||
1840 Attwood sold the alkali business to [[Allhusen Works|C. Allhusen and associates]]. | |||
1845 Attwood established the [[Weardale Iron and Coal Co|Weardale Iron Co]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:47, 21 October 2012
Charles Attwood and Company, glass maker and alkali maker, of Gateshead
About 1810, Charles Attwood acquired a minor share in a window glass factory at Saltmeadows in Gateshead.
About 1813 he bought out his two partners but, as a result, found himself the defendant in litigation which dragged on for nine years before it was resolved in his favour, legally though not financially.
Meanwhile he had patented a means for producing clearer glass.
1834 on the same site he started a company to make soap and alkali
1840 Attwood sold the alkali business to C. Allhusen and associates.
1845 Attwood established the Weardale Iron Co
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Biography of Charles Attwood, ODNB [1]