Selected Papers of Boulton & Watt. Vol 1. The engine partnership, 1775-1825
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- Author(s) Tann, Jennifer (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1981
- Pages 425pp; illus
- Publisher Diploma Press
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Power & fuel history
- Name Intellectual property inc patents, trade marks, designs & copyright inc management
- Name Production of goods & services - methods & organisation
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides transcriptions of 213 documents (mostly letters) in the archives of Boulton & Watt at the Birmingham Reference Library. Has introduction [pp1-26] covering 'The first engines', 'Organisation of steam engine production', 'Soho Foundry', 'Labour', 'Marketing'. The transcriptions are structured: 'The engine partnership'; 'Engine technology'; 'Boulton & Watt patents and privileges at home and abroad'; 'Pirates and competitors at home and abroad'; 'The engine business - subcontracting'; 'The engine business - customer complaints'; 'The engine business - profits and premiums'; 'The engine business - engineers and mechanics'; 'The engine business - Soho Foundry and Soho Engine Manufactory'; 'The engine business - engine sales' [documents 124-213] with subsections 'Domestic market - Cornwall' / 'Domestic market - elsewhere' / 'Overseas market' / 'Boat business' / 'After sales service'. Supported by persons / subjects / places indexes. Includes much about William Murdock; John Wilkinson, B&W's largest contractor; the use of engines in collieries, copper mines, grain mills, iron works, waterworks.