Harper Twelvetrees

Harper Twelvetrees (1823-1881) was an industrialist, who managed works at Imperial Works, Bromley-by-Bow, London.[1][2] His company was responsible for developing and marketing Penny Patent Soap Powder and Glycerine Spa Power (to wash clothes) and Eggs and Butter Powder (for cooking).[3][4] Twelvetrees' name appears in a sea shanty, "On Board Of The Kangaroo", composed by Harry Clifton.[5]

Twelvetrees wrote a book on the life of a slave – The Story of the Life of John Anderson, the Fugitive Slave – published by William Tweedie of London in 1863. The book was reprinted by Dodo Press in 2009. ISBN 1-4099-8076-6

References

  1. ↑ Mayhew, Henry (1865). The Shops and Companies of London, etc.. Hosted at The Dictionary of Victorian London.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Harry. "The Story of the Life of John Anderson, the Fugitive Slave – Summary". Documenting the American South. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lyttelton Times"
  4. ↑ The Portadown Weekly News and County Armagh Advertiser. July 16, 1859. Hosted at IrelandOldNews.
  5. ↑ "On Board of the Kangaroo". Shantypedia. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

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