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John Dawes & Sons, Bromford Iron Works, West Bromwich
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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John Mitchell, Metallic Pens and Pen Holders, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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John Taylor and Matthew Boulton
Image: Advertisement for J Taylor, Gold and Silversmith, Jeweller, Tortoiseshell and Ivory Box and Toy Manufacturer, Birmingham. J… read more »
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John Yates & Sons, Patent Electro Plate Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The art of… read more »
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Joseph Gillott, Metallic Pen Maker, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 STEEL PENS The Steel… read more »
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Joseph Priestley and his Influence on Education in Birmingham
Image: Penny featuring a bust of Joseph Priestley on one side, and on the other side an apparatus… read more »
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Joseph Taylor, Engineer and Machinist, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Knapp’s Commercial Boarding House, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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L. Baldwin, Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Labour and Genius: or, the Mill-stream, and the Cascade. A Fable
Image: View of Matthew Boulton’s Soho Manufactory in Handsworth near Birmingham. J Bisset, Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory… read more »
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Laings and Company, Household Goods, Birmingham
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
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Leamington Spa Post-Office and Temperance Commercial Hotel
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to James Watt, 1789/11/20
Darwin writes to Watt to request some details of the Boulton and Watt steam engine for his… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1778
Directions to Mr Boulton for making a Tea Vase. Friend Boulton take these ingots fine From rich… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1783/03/04
Darwin tells Boulton he has become involved with founding a philosophical society at Derby and encourages Boulton… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1785/01/26
Darwin writes to Boulton about Richard Arkwright’s difficulties over patents for his machinery. —————————————- Derby Jan 26-85… read more »
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Letter from Erasmus Darwin to Matthew Boulton, 1791/05/09
Darwin writes to assure Boulton of the care being taken of a servant of Boulton’s, Mr Laws.… read more »
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Letter from Samuel Galton, jnr to The Friends of the Monthly Meeting in Birmingham
To the Friends of the Monthly Meeting at Birmingham:— RESPECTED FRIENDS, I have been visited on the… read more »
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Lloyd and Summerfield, Park Glass Works, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Glass made in furnaces,… read more »
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Lowe’s Rope and Twine Manufactory
Image: A display at Bewdley Museum of items from Lowe’s Rope and Twine Manufactory. The firm was founded… read more »
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Lowe’s Rope and Twine Manufactory
Image: An exterior view of buildings at Lowe’s rope manufactory. Much of the firm’s production took place in… read more »
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Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Mabbatt’s Commercial Boarding House, Coventry
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Made in Kidderminster: the History of the Carpet Industry
Image: Brinton’s Carpet factory, 1870 Brinton’s Carpet Factory, Vicar Street, Kidderminster, 1870. Print taken from a watercolour. By… read more »
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Mander Brothers, Varnish Manufacturer, Wolverhampton
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Map of the Mining and Manufacturing District of South Staffordshire, Warwickshire, etc.
William Hawkes Smith, Birmingham and its Vicinity as a Manufacturing and Commercial District (London and Birmingham, 1836).… read more »
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Mapplebeck and Lowe, Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Birmingham
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
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Matthew Boulton and Silver Making
Image: Sweetmeat Basket, Boulton & Fothergill, 1774 This basket was possibly designed by Robert Adam. The body is… read more »
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Matthew Boulton’s Medals and Coins on Russian Subjects
Image: Medallion of the Hudson’s Bay Company. 1820. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. An example of the high… read more »
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Matthew Boulton’s Soho Works, Iron Foundry and House at Soho near Birmingham, 1801
Stebbing Shaw’s The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire (1798 and 1801) is a major source not only for the… read more »
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Matthew Harvey, Malleable Iron Founder, Walsall
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Maypole Commercial Hotel and Posting House, Nottingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Medals and Coins of Alexander I
Image: Medallion of Alexander I, Emperor of all the Russias. 1812. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (256) The coronation… read more »
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Mendoza’s Trip to Birmingham
From: The Political Songster by John Freeth Local Studies and History, Central Library, Birmingham MENDOZA’s TRIP to… read more »
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Messenger and Sons, Corrugated Ship & Railway Lamps, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Metal Rolling
Image: Charles Clifford, Rolling Mills, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England,… read more »
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Metallic Bedsteads
Image: Richard and Edward Peyton, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »
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Needle Making
Image: Milward’s Needle and Fish-Hook Manufactory, Redditch Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern… read more »
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Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch
Front cover of Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch Title page of Needle-Making… read more »
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Optical Department: Open Pots after Cooling
Image: Photo taken about 1940. The photo shows two full open pots after cooling and just prior to… read more »
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Optical Department: Pot being set into a Furnace
Image: Photo taken about 1940. The same furnace as on photo 2. This shows an empty pot… read more »
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Optical Department: Two Pot Furnace
Image: Photo taken about 1940. This two pot furnace accommodated 38” diameter covered pots. The furnace number is… read more »
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P. Aitchison and Co, Brass Founders, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
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Pair of shoe buckles
These silver buckles have an embossed design and are fitted with steel latchets or fasteners.
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Pastoral Group, c.1770
The group with a shepherd playing his pipe to a sleeping shepherdess is a good example of… read more »
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Pearl and blue glass button
Luckock Collection, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery A mother-of-pearl button, produced around 1795, and engraved with concentric… read more »
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Photograph of scientific instruments
Image from: Joseph Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins, Birmingham City Archives.
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Plan of Birmingham, drawn by J. Sherrif of Oldswinford, late of the Crescent Birmingham
Image from: Bisset’s Magnificent Guide or Grand Copper Plate Directory for the Town of Birmingham, 1808 [From Birmingham… read more »