Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VIII.: Thomas Boss

From Graces Guide

219. BOSS, THOMAS, 73 St. James's Street, Pall Mall — Manufacturer.

Central fire double-gun; sight shields in centre of the breast of hammers.

Other single and double guns.

Double gun in an unfinished state.

Specimen of the manufacture of a gun-barrel previous to its being welded together.

Barrels welded in a black forged state; barrels filed, put together, and "proved."

Locks in black forged state, and in bright filed state.

Gun furniture in black forged state, and in bright filed state in various forms.

Various articles useful in the equipment of firearms.

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