Sir William J. Talbot
(1872-1947), Businessman; founder of Talbot Stead Tube CoSitter in 1 portrait
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1920s-1930s
NPG x81880
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David Talbot
19 August 2015, 17:01
Sir William Talbot lived in Walsall Staffordshire. He founded the Talbot Stead Tube Co in 1906. They produced stainless steel boiler tubes for many famous ships though both world wars. With 2000 employees by WW2. He died in 1947 and was knighted in 1935 for services to industry.