Isaac Lester
1925 Obituary
"A prominent figure has been lost to the iron trade of the Midlands and Staffordshire by the death of Mr. Isaac Lester, of Edgbaston, Birmingham. Mr. Lester was closely associated with the iron trade of the Midlands for many years, was an authority on foundry work, and had taken an active interest in research work. He was a native of Wednesbury, and obtained his scientific education at the Midland Institute, Birmingham, and the Royal School of Mines, London. For some years he was foundry manager at Kynoch's, Ltd., and produced the first casting for heavy shells made by that company. He spent five years in India laying down the first foundry at which the castings were produced for the first locomotive made in India. For the past seventeen years he was manager for Charles Akrill and Co., Ltd., of West Bromwich. He was a past-president of the Birmingham Metallurgical Society and the Staffordshire Iron and Steel Institute. [1]
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- ↑ The Engineer 1925/12/04