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In 1813, John Tilley invented the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe. [3] In 1818, William Henry Tilley, gas fitters, was manufacturing gas lamps in Stoke Newington, and, in the 1830s, in Shoreditch. [citation needed] In 1846, Abraham Pineo Gesner invented coal oil, a substitute for whale oil for lighting, distilled from coal. Kerosene, made from ...
In 1813, John Tilley invented the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe. [4] In 1818, William Henry Tilley, gas fitters, was manufacturing gas lamps in Stoke Newington. [5] In 1846, Abraham Pineo Gesner invented a substitute for whale oil for lighting, distilled from coal. Later made from petroleum, kerosene became a popular lighting fuel.
John Tilley may refer to: John Tilley (Mayflower passenger) (1571–1620/1), pilgrim on the Mayflower signer of the Mayflower Compact; John Tilley, whose invention in 1813 gave rise to the Tilley lamp; Sir John Tilley (civil servant) (1813–1898), Secretary to the UK's General Post Office; John Tilley (baseball) (1854–1927), baseball player
John Tilley was baptized on 19 December 1571 at Henlow in Bedfordshire, England. He was the eldest child of Robert Tilley and his wife Elizabeth. John had a younger brother, Edward, who also came on the Mayflower with his wife. John Tilley, his brother Edward and their wives all perished that first winter in the New World. [3] [4]
John Tilley, a longtime distribution exec and advocate for independent film at companies including United Artists Classics, Cinevista and Strand, who was instrumental in introducing the films of ...
His brother John and wife also died that winter. In Edward's care had been relatives Humility Cooper and Henry Samson, who did survive and were as orphans in company with their relative Elizabeth Tilley, the sole survivor of the John Tilley family. Elizabeth later married John Howland. [43] [44] [45] John Tilley-(Name per Morton, 1669: John ...