Thomas Stevens 1828 - 1888
- occupation:
- Inventor,
- Silk ribbon weaver
- Nationality:
- British
- born in:
- Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
1854 - set up ribbon weaving business in Queen Street, Coventry; invented a woven silk technique he called the Stevengraph, first used in 1862; new factory in West Orchard and large warehouse in Much Park Street, Coventry; 1875 - Stevengraph Works were built in Cox Street, Coventry; 1879 - pictures first appeared; firm produced silk bookmarks, pictures, portraits and postcards