Cornish Inventors
Details:
- Author(s) Martin, Carolyn
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2001
- Pages 32pp; illus
- Publisher Tor Mark Press
- Place Published Redruth
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Profiles of 31 inventors connected with Cornwall (but who may not have worked there), several of whom were also businessmen. Mostly 18th and first half 19th century. Includes: Alexander Lodge of Lodge Plugs Ltd (sparking plugs), William Teagle of Teagle Machinery Ltd (agricultural engineers), James and Frederick Pool of J & F Pool Ltd (metal working), etc