Title
Letter from Barlow, Gillett & Percival, chartered patent agents, to J. L. Jordan.
Reference
YA2005.71/3
Production date
04-09-1935 - 04-09-1935
Creator
Scope and Content
Letter relating to the late arrival of documents for Mr. Jordan's American Patent Application and the consequent failure of the company's American Agents to file the patent application, 4 Sep 1935.
Physical description
Good condition. Some surface dirt. Creased where folded.
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Jordan, Joseph LouisBiographyBiography
Joseph Jordan lived in Gorton, Manchester, and in Reddish, Stockport. He owned a boot and shoe repair shop in Oldham, Lancashire, with his brother John until 1963.
In 1934, he developed a non-flammable celluloid shoe heel with his brother, which could be illuminated by an internal lightbulb. The brothers worked on a variety of styles, shapes and colours which were intended to match the outfits worn by dancers in chorus lines. It was the brothers' intention to create jobs for local unemployed workers through the manufacture of the heels.
Joseph Jordan went on to develop other ideas, such as electrical equipment to ensure safe landing of aircraft in darkness, fog and mist, and anti-dazzle glasses for car drivers. None of his inventions went into production.
- Barlow Gillett and PercivalBiographyBiography
Barlow, Gillett and Percival were Chartered Patent Agents based at Mansfield Chambers, 17 St Ann's Square, Manchester.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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