Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 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 Uppingham, England, in 1846. Emigrated to USA in 1866. Established himself in Fitchburg as a machinist. Married Eleanor Hortense Tollman. Business moved to Brooklyn in 1875. He was a prolific inventor, and took out many patents. His inventions included the Almond chuck, Almond flexible metallic tubing, Almond turret head tool. <ref>Machinery, v.12, May 1906, p.479).
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