Records of British Business and Industry, 1760-1914. Metal processing and engineering

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Describes in summary form the archives of c1,200 businesses involved in metal processing and engineering. Arranged in four sections, viz: 1] Metal processing [pp1-77] - iron & steel production, metal casting, metal founding, non ferrous metal production, hand tool making, etc; 2] Mechanical engineering [pp77-156] - shipbuilding, agricultural machinery, munitions, textile machinery, machine tools, etc; 3] Instrument & scientific engineering [pp156-62] - measuring equipment, optical equipment, locks, safes, etc; 4] Electrical engineering [pp162-70] - power generation machinery, cable production, lighting equipment, etc