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Roper and Wreaks Ltd., engineers, Oval Works, No. 112 Arundel Street.
Patent issued to George William English of Roper and Wreaks for a Lathe, drill, and like machine. Patented in Britain in 1920, USA in 1924 [1]
Photos and information relating to a machine used for machining handles for cutlery, knives and edge tools here.
1994 photo of works here.
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