Joseph Gillott: And Four Other Birmingham Manufacturers 1784-1892

by Stephen Roberts

This book is made up of five biographical studies ranging across the trades of nineteenth century Birmingham. As well as the lead chapter about the pen maker Joseph Gillott, there are essays on the brass founder Robert Walter Winfield, the glass manufacturer Rice Harris, the button and electroplate manufacturer James Deykin and the rule manufacturer John Rabone. The antiquarian J.A. Langford - himself once a chair maker - was much impressed by a description...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539483061
• ISBN13: 9781539483069
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"