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Gary Beecroft

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Gary Report 5 Feb 2003 17:34

The name Beecroft originates from Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, U.K. There used to be a Beecroft Hall there. It's still marked on the ordinance survey map. Apparently a Beecroft invented a sewing machine around the same time as Mr Singer, but I guess his marketing was better.