George Gibson Bussey
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George Gibson Bussey (1829–1889) born in Ripon, Yorkshire, was a prolific inventor and patenter of sports and leisure equipment, including pneumatic rifles, tennis racquets, clay pigeon machines and dining furniture that converted into a billiard table.
He is best known for establishing the London based sporting goods manufacturer George G. Bussey & Co., whose factory at Rye Lane, Peckham, still stands today.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bussey Building" (PDF). Peckham Vision.