Although the business won awards at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, and exported their product to India and California, the company had ceased to operate by 1855.
Soon these businesses will be exporting their way to recovery.
His business is exporting lobsters and live fish.
The business, which is based in Stockport, was set up by Tony Hughes's father in 1968 and now exports to 135 countries.
In Seattle, the focus is on the $5 billion that businesses in the state exported to China last year, up 64 percent from 2004.
This business exported a liquid combination of nitroglycerin and gunpowder called "Blasting Oil", but this was extremely unstable and difficult to handle, as shown in numerous catastrophes.
In fact, American businesses are exporting at a record rate.
Professionally, Lawton worked as an international business consultant, helping businesses export their products to the Southern Cone of South America and providing cultural training.
Oddly, too, on a Continent where many businesses regularly export two-thirds of their products, European computer companies have failed miserably to break out of national boundaries.
The business employs 23 people and exports its products across the world.