Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.
1817 - 1875.
1844 set up a business in Bristol to supply shop keepers with bags and stationary.
He bought the rights to make a bag making machine that was invented in America and printed the shop name and designs onto the wrapping and bags.
His business became [[John Dickinson and Co|DRG]. [1]
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