Biography Of Eliza Tinsley - A Victorian Business Women

A brief biography of Eliza Tinsley who on the death of her husband took over the family nail making business and turned it into a major Black Country company. By 1871 her company employed 4,000 people and could supply any type of nail.

Article written by Geoff Webb.

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Keywords: Eliza Tinsley MCOL 1871 1900c 1870s
Archive Ref: BCM Vol 15 No 3, p43-46, EB 1A, 4.4341
Updated: 3/8/2000 17:41:14