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Lead manufacturing in Britain. A history

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  • Author(s) Rowe, David J
  • Publication type Monograph
  • Year published 1983
  • Pages 427pp; illus
  • Publisher Croom Helm
  • Place Published London

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  • Name Health & safety at work inc legislation & regulation

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Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History, 1983. Scholarly history commissioned by Associated Lead Manufacturers Ltd. Provides a history of the manufacture of lead and of lead products in the UK with a strong focus on the activities of the businesses that came to constitute ALM Ltd. Chapters include: lead manufacture from ancient times to 18th century; formation of Walkers, Fishwick & Co, 1778-1800; manufacture of lead shot; expansion of Walkers, Parker & Co, 1800-89; formation and growth of other lead manufacturers to late 19th century; development of industry in 19th century; industrial poisioning and preventative measures; transition to limited companies, 1889-1914; amalgamations and formation of ALM Ltd; lead manufacturing industry interwar years; industry and development of ALM Ltd post 1945. Also covers Cookson & Co Ltd; Brimsdown Lead Co Ltd; Cox Bros & Co; Foster, Blackett & Wilson Ltd; Fry's Metal Foundries Ltd; W W & R Johnson & Sons Ltd; Locke, Blackett & Co Ltd; Mersey White Lead Co Ltd. Also extensive statistical appendices re price of lead; re Walker, Fishwick & Co and Walkers, Parker & Co business; ditto re Cookson & Co; etc; etc