| William Garrett Knibbs was born
in the 3rd quarter of 1887 in the town of Banstead, Surrey. He was the
youngest of six children born to Henry Knibbs, who was the then, headmaster of the Banstead Village School, and his wife, Annie
Elizabeth. We know that for some of his working life, William was the chief engineer in charge of the erection of the new tank farm and oil refinery on Canvey Island for London and Coastal Wharves Ltd. We know he also worked for J Lyons & Co. Ltd., and in 1927, he set sail for Bombay, India with his wife Elsie Isabel. It's believed that he was probably given a positon at J Lyons & Co.'s subsidiary, Lyons (india) Ltd., working within their tea buying business. |
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| William was a qualified Mechanical Engineer,
registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain).
He received his education at Birmingham Municipal Technical College. At one time, he was the chief engineer in charge of the erection of the new tank farm and oil refinery on Canvey Island for London and Coastal Wharves
Ltd. In addition to this, we know that in the 1920's he invented at least three different devices for use within the confectionary market: |
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Testing Sealed Containers.
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Bottle Closures.
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Formation of Pats.
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