George J. Capewell (1843-1919) was born on June 26, 1843, in Birmingham, England. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um He was educated in Woodbury, Connecticut and went to work at fifteen for Scoville in Waterbury, Connecticut. Woodbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. At twenty he was Mechanical Superintendent of Cheshire Manufacturing Company.
In 1870 he founded a business, manufacturing specialties of his own invention. In the centennial year of 1876, he began his major life work, the invention of an automatic process to produce horse nails. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year After years of frustration, failure, and the loss of thousands of dollars, a perfected machine was exhibited to investors in Hartford, Connecticut in the fall of 1880. In 1881, George J. Capewell formed the Capewell Horsenail Company in Hartford, Connecticut.
A 1900 article reported that “Mr. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Capewell’s tenacity of purpose has brought him to the top and it is Hartford’s boast that he is one of the men who has done much toward making the city known the world over. ” He died on November 6, 1919.
Presently, the company continues to manufacture nails in Bloomfield, Connecticut on machines designed by George Capewell. Bloomfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
External links
This article about an engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means Industrial design is an Applied art whereby the Aesthetics and Usability of mass-produced products may be improved for marketability and You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic