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Samuel Fox (7 June 1815 – 25 February 1887) was a British industrialist and businessman noted for developing the Paragon umbrella frame, and the founder of a steelworks in Stocksbridge. Biography [ edit ]
Samuel Fox founded Fox Umbrella Frames Ltd in 1842 in Stocksbridge, Sheffield, UK. Fox Umbrella Company started with a rain umbrella product. Samuel Fox is the first inventor of the U-shape ribs (called "Paragon"). [1] William Hoyland, assistant of Samuel Fox, built his own company William Hoyland Ltd in 1875. Hoyland and Fox’s Chief engineer ...
Samuel Fox bought a disused corn mill close by the centre of the town in 1842 and made alterations so that he could produce wire for the manufacture of textile pins. Within 6 years the business began to manufacture wire for umbrella frames and he developed his own variant, the “Paragon” in 1851. Expansion continued and by the mid-1860s ...
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Samuel Fox arrived in Stocksbridge in 1842, and rented a cotton mill, which he subsequently bought in 1851. He adapted it to produce wire for textile pins, and in 1848 started to produce wire for umbrella frames. Realising that it would be cheaper to produce steel than to buy it in, he then invested in furnaces and a rolling mill.
This may just be the best umbrella ever. This ‘reverse umbrella’ doesn’t blow up in the wind, and it keeps your hands and head totally dry: ‘This is the greatest invention’ Skip to main ...
Inventor Mike Haney created the original Mike’s Spike over Easter weekend in 2006 in a North Myrtle Beach condo after his wife Cathy pointed out their umbrella was the only one on the beach ...
Samuel Fox, industrialist and businessman, founder of Samuel Fox and Company and Fox Umbrella Frames Ltd. [22] Geoff Denial, professional footballer for Sheffield United and Oxford United, was born in Stocksbridge. [23] Peter Eustace, former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder, manager, and 1966 FA Cup Final player, was born in Stocksbridge. [24]