'Engineering industry' in R A Church (ed), Dynamics of Victorian Business. Problems and perspectives to the 1870s
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- Author(s) Musson, A E
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1980
- Pages pp87-106
- Publisher Allen & Unwin
- Place Published London
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- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Discusses the emergence of a mechanical engineering sector, c1820s-c70s, charting the development from millwrighting, the influence of the steam engine, the coming of machine tools, the emergence of specialist businesses, the early emergence of American competition in some areas, the influence of American production methods, etc. Focuses on issues relating to technological development and industrial structure