Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 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.

Caspar Wuest-Kunz

From Graces Guide

Caspar Wüst-Kunz (20 Aug 1856 - 5 Sept 1916) of Seebach, Switzerland

Founded C. Wüst & Co.

Developed a new type of double helical (herringbone) gears.

1909 US Patent US936973A - Machine for milling double helical-toothed wheels.[1]

1912 Article in 'Machinery' about herringbone gears[2]

For much more information about his life and work, see here.

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] US936973A - Machine for milling double helical-toothed wheels
  2. [2] Machinery, January 1912, pp.353-6