Biographical entry Gadsden, Jabez (1858 - 1936)

Summary

Jabez Gadsden was employee, partner and later sole proprietor of a business printing and sewing bags from about 1882-1896. In 1896 he imported a flatbed lithographic press from England and established a tinprinting and decorating works. The company produced the first printed can in Australia - a tea caddy commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Published resources

Book Sections

• McLeary, A., 'Gadsden, Jabez (1858-1936), businessman', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 607-608. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080624b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Gadsden, Jabez', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470964. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_g.html. Details