Career
He moved to London, England, before 1686. He patented two inventions being the "sucking worm engine" (a fire engine) and a horse-powered thimble knurling machine. His mill was set up in Islington, where Lofting Road is named after him.
However, in or about 1700, he moved his main operation to Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire to take advantage of the River Thames" ability to turn a water wheel which improved productivity, enabling the production of over 2 million thimbles per year.