Breathing Apparatus for Mine Rescue in the UK, 1890s1920s
Garforth invented a coal cutting machine and owned the Diamond Coal Cutter works at Wakefield. He took out patents in relation to parts of the Weg apparatus and sold over 100 units. Whereas Garforth the inventor of coalcutting machines sought profits, Garforth the inventor of breathing apparatus was guided seemingly by more altruistic motives.