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1832
Death of Samuel Galton junior.
1833
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
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Smith and Phillips, Gas Engineers, London
Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)
Snuff Box
Inside view of Tortoiseshell snuff box, which is particularly suitable for piqué work (inlaid gold) with its… read more »
Snuff Box
This silver box is engraved with a bright-cut decoration, similar in design to several Samuel Pemberton toothpick… read more »
Stafford
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Stock & Son, Glass and Lead Merchants, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 The mode of making… read more »
T.S. & R.M. Morris, Black Swan Hotel, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Table of Contents of Views in Shropshire
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE, (THE ABBEY… read more »
The “Bear Pit”, Cromford, Derbyshire
Known to locals as the “Bear Pit”, this example of hydraulic engineering was constructed in 1785 by… read more »
The A.V. Suvorov Medal
Image: Count Alexander Suvarow, Liberator of Italy. 1799. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (25)… read more »
The Chance Family: Merchants and Glassmakers
Image: Front cover of Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of British Glass Making 1824-1924 (Smethwick and Glasgow, Chance… read more »
The Crown Hotel, Worcester
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
The First Manufacturing Town: Industry in Birmingham in the mid-19th Century, The New Illustrated Directory, 1858
Image: The frontispiece presents an image of an imaginary industrial and commercial city. Huge factories dominate the landscape… read more »
The French Revolution Dinner 14 July 1791
Image: French Revolution Dinner. This Ticket entitles the bearer to a Bottle of Wine at the Dinner at… read more »
The George Commercial and Family Hotel, Hull
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The Greyhound Pond, Cromford, Derbyshire
The pond was a man-made dam created in about 1785 to provide the main source of water… read more »
The Infinite Uses of Glass: Chance Brothers, Glassmakers of Smethwick
Image: Hyper-radial single flashing light. Typical Illustrations of the Lighthouse Work of Chance Brothers and Co. Limited Birmingham… read more »
The Leasowes, South, Seat of M. Attwood, Esq.
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The Location of Ditherington Mill
Image: View of Ditherington Mill showing the Shropshire Canal and canal bridge in the foreground from an early… read more »
The Loom Shop, Cromford, Derbyshire
This three-storey building was probably Sir Richard Arkwright’s loom shop and was built between 1776 and 1786.… read more »
The Manufactures of Birmingham and Sheffield
Image: Dain, Watts and Manton, Patentees and Button Manufacturers, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »
The Origins of Carpet Making in Kidderminster
Image: House on Mount Skipet, Kidderminster. This photograph shows a house before restoration in the 1980s which was… read more »
The Spon Lane School, 1845
Image: The Spon Lane Schools, Smethwick built by Chance Brothers, Glassmakers (1845) from an original design in watercolour.… read more »
The Wrekin, from Leighton
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Thomas Felton, Glassware Manufacturer, Birmingham
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Thomas Foreman, Swan Commercial & Family Hotel, Birmingham
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Thorley’s Food For Cattle
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Thorley’s London Depot and Manufactory
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Tipping and Lawden, Gun & Pistol Manufacturers, Birmingham
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Toothpick box
The hidden hinge and decorative features are typical of neo-classical designs.
Upper Mill, Cromford, Derbyshire
The photograph shows four buildings. The Upper Mill in the centre was constructed in 1771 as a… read more »
View in the Stretton Hills
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The principal design of this drawing, taken… read more »
Vinaigrette
This image shows the inside of the vinaigrette. The outside shows an image of a hare hiding… read more »
Vinaigrette
This image shows the intricate inside of a vinaigrette based on the design of a watch case.
Vinaigrette
Vinaigrette, Nathaniel Mills, 1837, inside view, with a view of Kenilworth Castle on lid.
Willey Park
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. WILLEY PARK lies about three miles from… read more »
William Middlemore, Wholesale Sadler, Harness Maker, Currier, Birmingham
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »
William Spurrier, Electro Steel Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The process of… read more »
Works Fire Engine
Image: Photos taken about 1950. The works fire brigade was formed in 1848 and this example of a… read more »
