Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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* Atlantic Telegraph, p121.
* [[Atlantic Telegraph Co|Atlantic Telegraph]], p121.
 
** [[George Saward]], secretary
** [[Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse|William Whitehouse]], electrician
* [[Atkin and Miller]]'s Machine for Folding Lace, Paper, p122 (Illustrated).
* [[Atkin and Miller]]'s Machine for Folding Lace, Paper, p122 (Illustrated).


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* Comparative Tests - Wire Vs Hemp Ropes, p121.
* Comparative Tests - Wire Vs Hemp Ropes, p121.
** [[Potter Brothers]]
** [[Potter Brothers]]
** [[Garnock, Biddy and Co]]
** [[Garnock, Bibby and Co]]
** Beach
** Captain Cornforth
** Kendal
** Mr Beach of New York
** Mr Kendal
** Captain Wakeham
** Captain Boyd
** Mr. M'Donnell
* Doings in Newgate, p121.
* Doings in Newgate, p121.


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** Public Offices
** Public Offices
** Ashton Colliery Explosion
** Ashton Colliery Explosion
** Westminster Bridge
** [[Westminster Bridge, London|Westminster Bridge]]
** Cotton Supply
** Cotton Supply
** Grubbing Vs Ploughing
** Grubbing Vs Ploughing
** Harvest
** Harvest
* Heather Improvements in Ferry Boats, p115 (Illustrated).
* Heather' Improvements in Ferry Boats, p115 (Illustrated).


* [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]], Birmingham, p111.
* [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]], Birmingham, p111.
** [[William Fairbairn]]
** [[William Fairbairn]]
** [[W. P. Marshall]]
** [[William Prime Marshall|W. P. Marshall]]
** [[Henry Maudslay]]
** [[Henry Maudslay, Junior|Henry Maudslay]]
** [[John Inshaw]]
** [[John Inshaw, of Birmingham|John Inshaw]]
** [[James Clarkson Kay]]
** [[James Clarkson Kay]]
** [[John Wilson]]
** [[John Wilson (of West Bromwich)|John Wilson]]
** [[Joseph Whitworth]].
** [[Joseph Whitworth]].
* Lee's Portable Printing Apparatus, p122 (Illustrated).
* Lee's Portable Printing Apparatus, p122 (Illustrated).
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* Parliamentary Intelligence, p113.
* Parliamentary Intelligence, p113.


* [[Petrie and McNaught]]'s Improvements in Steam Engines, p115 (Illustrated).
* [[John Petrie and Co|Petrie and McNaught's]] Improvements in Steam Engines, p115 (Illustrated).


* Railway Competition, p112.
* Railway Competition, p112.
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* Scrive's Apparatus for Preventing Steam Boiler Explosions, p122.
* Scrive's Apparatus for Preventing Steam Boiler Explosions, p122.
   
   
* [[William Stephens|Stephens]] Lathe for Jewellers, p114 (Illustrated).
* Stephens' Lathe for Jewellers, p114 (Illustrated).
   
   
* Sherrif's Pipe Moulder, p118.
* Sherrif's Pipe Moulder, p118.


* Wellington Monument, p113.
* Wellington Monument, p113.
** [[W. Calder Marshall]]
** [[William Calder Marshall|W. Calder Marshall]]
** [[W. F. Woodington]]
** [[William F. Woodington|W. F. Woodington]]
** [[Edgar G. Papworth]]
** [[Edgar George Papworth|Edgar G. Papworth]]
** [[Alfred Stevens]]
** [[Alfred Stevens]]
** [[Mathew Noble]]
** [[Mathew Noble]]
** [[Ernestus Julies Hannel]]
** [[Thomas Thornycroft (1815-1885)|Thomas Thorneycroft]] of Stanhope St, London.
** [[Thomas Thornycroft]].





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Main Subjects

  • British India, p111.
  • Comparative Tests - Wire Vs Hemp Ropes, p121.
  • Doings in Newgate, p121.
  • Editorial, p119.
    • Public Offices
    • Ashton Colliery Explosion
    • Westminster Bridge
    • Cotton Supply
    • Grubbing Vs Ploughing
    • Harvest
  • Heather' Improvements in Ferry Boats, p115 (Illustrated).
  • Nani's Improvements in Childrens Toys, p114 (Illustrated).
  • North of India Iron Works - Assays of Ores and Experiments on the Iron of Kumaon by W. Sowerby, p112.
  • Parliamentary Intelligence, p113.
  • Railway Competition, p112.
  • Railway Traffic, p112.
  • Scrive's Apparatus for Preventing Steam Boiler Explosions, p122.
  • Stephens' Lathe for Jewellers, p114 (Illustrated).
  • Sherrif's Pipe Moulder, p118.


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