Keir, James
Other Business Names:
- Keir, James, & Co
- Tipton Chemical Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Ship metal sheath production
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Chemical production
Soap & detergent production
Notes:
James Keir, 1735-1820, was a chemist and entrepreneur who from c1780s engaged in several business projects, many at Tipton where he traded as James Keir & Co. Particularly concerned with the manufacture of basic chemicals including red lead and soaps and notably experimented in the production of alkali. Invented Keir's Metal which was used, inter alia, unsuccessfully for ship's sheathing. A close associate of Boulton & Watt
Publications:
- 'A Mighty Chemist'. James Keir of the Lunar Society. Scientist, technologist, industrialist, soldier and political commentator by Moilliet, J L, & Barbara M D Smith
- Alkali experiments of James Watt and James Keir, 1765-1780 by Gittins, L
- James Keir, 1735-1820. Entrepreneur and scientist by Smith, Barbara M D
- James Keir, FRS, 1735-1820. Soldier, chemist and gentleman by Coley, N G
- Lunar Society of Birmingham. A social history of provincial science and industry in eighteenth century England by Schofield, Robert E
- 'Origins of the great works. Chemicals and japan' in W H B Court, Rise of the Midland Industries, 1600-1838 by Court, W H B
- Partners in Science. Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black by Robinson, Eric, & Douglas McKie (eds)
- Sketch of the Life of James Keir, Esq, FRS; with a selection from his correspondence by Moilliet, Amelia, & A Blair (ed)
- Tipton Chemical Works of Mr James Keir. Networks of coversants, chemicals, canals and coal mines by Schranz, Kirsten M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Keir, James, & Co
- Tipton Chemical Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Ship metal sheath production
- Chemical production Soap & detergent production
Notes:
James Keir, 1735-1820, was a chemist and entrepreneur who from c1780s engaged in several business projects, many at Tipton where he traded as James Keir & Co. Particularly concerned with the manufacture of basic chemicals including red lead and soaps and notably experimented in the production of alkali. Invented Keir's Metal which was used, inter alia, unsuccessfully for ship's sheathing. A close associate of Boulton & WattPublications:
- 'A Mighty Chemist'. James Keir of the Lunar Society. Scientist, technologist, industrialist, soldier and political commentator by Moilliet, J L, & Barbara M D Smith
- Alkali experiments of James Watt and James Keir, 1765-1780 by Gittins, L
- James Keir, 1735-1820. Entrepreneur and scientist by Smith, Barbara M D
- James Keir, FRS, 1735-1820. Soldier, chemist and gentleman by Coley, N G
- Lunar Society of Birmingham. A social history of provincial science and industry in eighteenth century England by Schofield, Robert E
- 'Origins of the great works. Chemicals and japan' in W H B Court, Rise of the Midland Industries, 1600-1838 by Court, W H B
- Partners in Science. Letters of James Watt and Joseph Black by Robinson, Eric, & Douglas McKie (eds)
- Sketch of the Life of James Keir, Esq, FRS; with a selection from his correspondence by Moilliet, Amelia, & A Blair (ed)
- Tipton Chemical Works of Mr James Keir. Networks of coversants, chemicals, canals and coal mines by Schranz, Kirsten M