Percival James Packman
Percival James Packman (1875-1941) of the Neophone Co and National Gramophone Co, recording pioneer
1875 Born in Rainham, Kent, the son of James Packham, a Police officer
1901 An apprentice electrician, living with his brother in Shepherd's Bush[1]
1902 of Lucock and Packman, phonograph stores, of Uxbridge Road, W [2]
1905 Patent with W. Michaelis and Neophone Ltd on "Attachment for Recording applicable for Disc Sound Reproducing Machines."
1906 December 15th. Married at Highbury Grove to Edith Helen Stenton
1907 Patent with H. Hinks-Martin, A. W. Cameron, and S. C. Hart, on "Improvements in Talking Machines."
1911 Living at 66 Hamilton Road, Highbury, London: Percival James Packman (age 35 born Rainham, Kent), Talking Machine Record / Recorder. With his wife Edith Helen Packman (age 30 born London W.C.) and their two sons Percival Gilbert Packman (age 2 born Highbury) and Arthur James Packman (age 2 months born Highbury). One servant.[3]
Over the next 20 years gained c.10 more patents mostly on sound recording and musical instruments.
1928 Patent on reed instruments with others; Packman's address was Highbury.
1939 Percival J Packman, sound recording engineer, lived in Islington with Edith H Packman[4]
1941 January 13th. Died.