About W. H. J. Grout
Lived 1839 – 1915 (aged 75–76). W. H. J. Grout was an engineer.
William Henry James Grout (1839–1915) was a pioneering inventor and manufacturer of bicycles.
Grout grew up in Hackney and established the Tension Bicycle company in Stoke Newington. He patented the Grout Tension Bicycle in 1870 which introduced several innovations including hollow forks to save weight, rubber tyres for a better ride and adjustable spokes which could be tensioned to align the wheel. He also devised a portable version of an Ordinary bicycle penny-farthing, whose front wheel could be dismantled into four sections for carrying.
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Who was W. H. J. Grout?
Bicycle inventor and manufacturer
When was W. H. J. Grout born?
W. H. J. Grout was born in 1839.
When did W. H. J. Grout die?
W. H. J. Grout died in 1915.
What was W. H. J. Grout's occupation?
W. H. J. Grout was an engineer.
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