Matthew Boulton : selling what all the world desires

Matthew Boulton selling what all the world desires

Explains how Boulton, a Birmingham "toy"-maker producing buttons, buckles and silverware, went into business with James Watt and exported Boulton & Watt steam engines all over the world. His determination to discourage counterfeiters led to a contract to manufacture British coinage at...

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Weitere Verfasser: Mason, Shena (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven u.a. Yale Univ. Press 2009
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Boulton, Matthew > Geschichte 1720-1809 > Industrialists > Mechanical engineers > Erfindung > Industrie > Kunsthandwerk > Wirtschaft > Großbritannien > England > Bildband > Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:Explains how Boulton, a Birmingham "toy"-maker producing buttons, buckles and silverware, went into business with James Watt and exported Boulton & Watt steam engines all over the world. His determination to discourage counterfeiters led to a contract to manufacture British coinage at his mint, and his ormolu ornaments decorated aristocratic drawing rooms.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:258 S.
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ISBN:9780300143584
978-0-300-14358-4