About George Gibson Bussey
Lived 1829 – 1889 (aged 59–60). George Gibson Bussey was an inventor.
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.
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Who was George Gibson Bussey?
British inventor
When was George Gibson Bussey born?
George Gibson Bussey was born in 1829.
When did George Gibson Bussey die?
George Gibson Bussey died in 1889.
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George Gibson Bussey was an inventor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George Gibson Bussey. https://biography.guide/george-gibson-bussey/
MLA: "George Gibson Bussey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/george-gibson-bussey/.
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