Difference between revisions of "James Honiball"
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1838 Honiball took out a patent in the name of one of inventors of an improved design of anchor, one [[William Henry Porter|Mr Porter]]; he and the other inventor had been working for Honiball at his warehouse in Cheapside. Honiball then established a factory at Dunston, near Gateshead, and proved the anchor a practical and scientific success but not a commercial success. | |||
Honiball died in 1852. [[John Trotman|Trotman]] then improved the anchor and it was accepted as the best version by an Admiralty committee<ref>The Engineer 1860/07/13</ref> | Honiball died in 1852. [[John Trotman|Trotman]] then improved the anchor and it was accepted as the best version by an Admiralty committee<ref>The Engineer 1860/07/13</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 16 October 2021
of 143 Cheapside, London (1834)[1]
of Farringdon Within, London (1848)[2]
of Dunston Anchor Works, Gateshead
1838 Honiball took out a patent in the name of one of inventors of an improved design of anchor, one Mr Porter; he and the other inventor had been working for Honiball at his warehouse in Cheapside. Honiball then established a factory at Dunston, near Gateshead, and proved the anchor a practical and scientific success but not a commercial success.
Honiball died in 1852. Trotman then improved the anchor and it was accepted as the best version by an Admiralty committee[3]
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