Person

Hastings, Robert James (1913 - 1984)

Born: 23 August 1913
Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 2 May 1984
Late of Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Engineer and Inventor

Summary

Robert J. Hastings was the Sydney engineer who designed and patented the first machine to automatically and continuously produce crumpets.

Details

Chronology

1950: Patent - Improvements in a machine for the manufacture of pikelets [38071/1950]
1984: Buried - Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium

Published resources

Resources

IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 'Application: 38071/1950. Title: Improvements in a machine for the manufacture of pikelets', Australian Patent search database, Commonwealth of Australia, 2015, https://ipsearch.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/1950038071. Details
'Hastings, R. J.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473928. Details

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