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Simpson, Alfred (1805 - 1891)

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Born: 29 August 1805 London, England. Died: 23 September 1891 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Alfred Simpson established a tinsmithing business in Adelaide in 1853, making pots and pans and supplying cans for the Glen Ewin jam factory. He was an innovator and introduced labour-saving machinery and new products such as fire-proof safes, bedsteads, japanned ware, colonial ovens and gas stoves.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003954. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 7 August 2006

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