The death is announced o£ Mr. F. )V. Lears (who was well known ill this city some eighteen years ago), at tho age of 52, ill London, on January 10 last. Mr. Lcars, who left (lie Dominion for Die purpose of pushing a lithographic light-line process of his own in England, afterwards proceeded to America, whore, in conjunction wftli'.a Mr.', ltn'obel, ho patented an offset "printing machine, which considerable mccess. About a year ago he returned to London and bccamo intertetcd'iii the production of a new roller for calico printing, said to Iks n great improvement on tho old method, and likely to be of great value. Mr. Lears, who was of an inventive turn of mind, and had travelled in various parts of tho world, was a' 'member of the Philadelphia and Xew York (U.S.A.) and London Press Clubs,, jvliero. h<s. was always a welcome visitor.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1392, 19 March 1912, Page 5
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147Untitled Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1392, 19 March 1912, Page 5
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