I don't remember reading this last time round. I'm intrigued and rather cynical. If this magic material was much cheaper than traditional raw materials, why didn't Sowerbys just shut up about it, use it and pocket the difference?
I think my grandfather would have been clerk/cashier at Sowerbys in 1890. I'm sure he wouldn't have been involved in anything slimy, but I'm still cynical!!
Yes please, did anything further come to light?
Adam D.