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LEAD MANUFACTURING IN BRITAIN: A HISTORY

by D.J. Rowe

Published by Croom Helm. 1st. 1983

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos.

Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

ISBN: 0709922507
Stock no. 2135920

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Contents

  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • The Lead Manufacturing Industry from Ancient Times to the Eighteenth Century
  • The Formation of Walkers, Fishwick & Co., 1778-1800
  • The Manufacturing of Lead Shot
  • Expansion of Walkers, Parker & Co. from 1800 to 1889
  • The Foundation and Growth of Other Lead Manufactuers up to the Late-nineteenth Century
  • The Development of the Lead Manufacturing Industry in the Nineteenth Century
  • Industrial Lead Poision and the Measures Taken to Prevent it
  • The Transition to Limited Companies, 1889-1914
  • Amalgamation in the Industry and the Foundation and Expansion of Associated Lead Manufactuers Ltd
  • The Lead Manufacturing Industry in the Inter-war Years
  • The Industry and the Development of Associated Lead Manufactuers Ltd since the Second World War
  • Statistical Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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