J C Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England, 1814-1851
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- Author(s) Henderson, W O (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1966
- Pages 184pp; illus
- Publisher Frank Cass
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Reprinted 2006. Johann C Fischer, 1773-1854, pioneering Swiss steel and iron maker, visited UK nine times from 1794 to 1851, recording in his diaries (those for only six visits survive) observations on British industrial development, notably in the iron & steel industry. Firms include Charles Cammell of Sheffield; Benjamin Gott of Leeds; Josiah Wedgwood & Co Ltd; Philips & Lee of Salford; Soho Foundry of Birmingham; Richard Ormod of Manchester; William Fairbairn of Manchester; Royal Mint; Woolwich Arensal; Phoenix Foundry of Robinson & Russell; John Martineau of London; Joseph Egg of London; Thomson & Johnson of London; Jacob Perkins of London; gas industry in London; Sanderson Brothers of Salford; Thomas Turton & Sons of Sheffield