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In 1842, Fox married Maria Radcliffe (born 20 January 1820) at Stannington, Sheffield. [4] They had one son, William Henry Fox (1843–1920) who never married. [5] [6] In 1851 he and his company Fox Umbrella Frames Ltd developed the "Paragon" umbrella frame, a U section of string steel that was far superior to its competitors. Development of ...
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 Joseph Hayward set up business to produce the patented "Flexus" frame as an ...
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.
Samuel Fox (industrialist) (1815–1887), British industrialist noted for developing the Paragon umbrella frame; Samuel Fox (1781–1868), Nottingham philanthropist who started the Nottingham Building Society; Samuel John Fox (1854–1911), Ontario farmer and politician; Samuel Fox (music publisher), American music publisher, founder of Sam Fox ...
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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]
Samuel Fox invented the steel-ribbed umbrella in 1852; however, the Encyclopédie Méthodique mentions metal ribs at the end of the eighteenth century, and they were also on sale in London during the 1780s. [43] Modern designs usually employ a telescoping steel trunk; new materials such as cotton, plastic film and nylon often replace the ...