Nineteenth Century Brickmaking Innovations in Britain. Building and technological change
Details:
- Author(s) Watt, Kathleen A
- Publication type Dissertation, DPhil
- Year published 1990
- Pages
- Publisher University of York
- Place Published York
Topics:
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
- Name Professions, professionalism & professionalisation
- Name Intellectual property inc patents, trade marks, designs & copyright inc management
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Library:
- Name York University Library
- City York
- County North Yorkshire
- Country England
- Postcode YO10 5DD
- Visit York University Library's website
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Notes:
Deals with the process of technological change in brickmaking in 19th century, focusing on brickmaking machinery innovation to replace hand methods, and product innovation in form of hollow bricks, made possible by machinery innovation. Sections include: 'Brickmaking industry and mechanization'; 'Architectural profession - changing attitudes towards brick'; 'Moulding and pressing machines, 1741 to 1850'; 'Extrusion machinery in the 1840s'; 'Expanding markets' - including patenting, formation of joint stock companies; 'Brickmaking machines after mid century'; 'Architects and machine made products'; 'Diffusion of hollow bricks after 1850'; 'Hollow bricks and professional controversies'