Bussey (G Bussy & Co.) - Games Maker

Game Maker Notes Name Bussey (G Bussy & Co.) Brief Description G Bussey & Co., Peckham. Sports equipment. A big seller was Table Croquet (Strong's Patent). GGB was sometimes a trademark. Principal Maker Y Copyright Registrations in this name 1 Other Registrations 6 registrations c1882 Tennis Raquet Bat (Pinders Pull Tight) Design Registration 13/07/1899 Table Croquet (Bussey) Patent c1878 Bussey Trademark c1886 GGB Trademark c1897 Polloid Trademark c1902 Tabnis Trademark Adverts 2 adverts c1910 Billiard Tables 1883 Lawn Tennis Balls Examples 4 examples c1900 Sandown 2 c1905 Table Croquet Bussey c1900 Bowls Bussey c1900 Sandown 3 George Bussey was a successful entrepreneur. He invented improvements for air rifles and other guns, also specialising in leather goods. When lawn tennis became popular he made tennis racquets, as well as cricket bats. It was said that in the 1890s his firm was the largest manufacturer of sporting goods in Britain.