Joseph Hinks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Hinks was a British inventor, working in Birmingham. He patented improvements to oil lamps, marketing the resultant Duplex lamp.
His company, James Hinks & Son, of 91-96 Great Hampton Street and 66 Hockley Street, Birmingham, was established before 1865.
He is buried in Key Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.
[edit] Bibliography
- Lamp For Burning Petroleum, James Hinks and Joseph Hinks, in Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867. (extract)
[edit] External links
 This United Kingdom business-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This article about a UK engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
