Benjamin Tilghman #1
Benjamin Tilghman took out the first British patent for sand blasting equipment in 1870 and then formed his first company in 1872.
Benjamin Tilghman #2
In 1866 an American Chemist, Benjamin
Tilghman, developed the sulfite pulping process. The effect of sulfurous
acid (H2SO3) in softening and defibring wood was observed byTilghman as
early as 1857. The first mill using this process was built in Sweden in
1874.
