John Wilkinson, 1728-1808 : English ironmaster and inventor
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John Wilkinson, 1728-1808 : English ironmaster and inventor
（Studies in British history, v. 49）
Edwin Mellen Press, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-370) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This biography examines the industrialist John Wilkinson's creative, business and private lives. John Wilkinson constructed such pioneering inventions as the first iron boat and pulpit. He also played an important role in the British munitions industry and construction of the Paris waterworks.
Table of Contents
- Family origins - Isaac Wilkinson, nurturing father and his rise from caster to master
- John builds his iron empire - Bersham, New Willey, Bradley, Brymbo, Hadley, Armaments, Trade Associations and lobbying
- beyond the iron business - a passion for perfection, the boring machine and steam engine
- ironbridge, iron boat, coins, canals and labour relations
- business overseas - the French connection
- intercorporate conflict 18th-century style - the brothers dissolve the partnership
- the ironmaster's mineral kingdom - tin, copper and lead
- the imrpoving landlord - Castlehead, Brymbo lands and lawns
- conclusion - contemporary opinion on Wilkinson and what became of his legacy.
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