Person
Gadsden, Jabez (1858 - 1936)
- Born
- 29 November 1858
Bilsworth, Northamptonshire, England - Died
- 12 December 1936
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Business executive
Summary
Jabez Gadsden was employee, partner and later sole proprietor of a business printing and sewing bags from about 1882-1896. In 1896 he imported a flatbed lithographic press from England and established a tinprinting and decorating works. The company produced the first printed can in Australia - a tea caddy commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- McLeary, A., 'Gadsden, Jabez (1858-1936), businessman' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 607-608. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080624b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21539282. Details
- 'Gadsden, Jabez (1858-1936)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470964. Details
See also
- 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/index_g.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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