Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,756 pages of information and 247,134 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.
Born in Oldham, Lancs. Emigrated to the USA in 1861, settling first in New York, then moving to Cincinnati in 1868. He joined the John Steptoe, and was soon appointed as Superintendent. In 1888 he joined in parnership with Albert S. Smith to establish Smith and Mills, machine tool makers, where Mills remained as President until his death in 1913 at the age of 74.[1]
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