Archive for April, 2019

Henry Maudslay – Wikipedia

Monday, April 29th, 2019

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Henry Maudslay and Company[edit]

In 1798 he obtained a small shop and smithy in Wells Street, off Oxford Street but in 1800 he moved to larger premises in Margaret Street, Cavendish Square.

By 1810 Maudslay was employing eighty workers and running out of room at his workshop, so he moved to larger premises in Westminster Bridge Road,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Maudslay

Portsmouth Block Mills – Wikipedia

Monday, April 29th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_Block_Mills

Screw-cutting lathe – Wikipedia

Monday, April 29th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw-cutting_lathe

How a Block and Tackle Works | HowStuffWorks

Monday, April 29th, 2019

https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/pulley.htm

Block and tackle – Wikipedia

Monday, April 29th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_and_tackle

John Wilkinson Invents the First Machine Tool: a Boring Machine for Cylinders and Cannons : HistoryofInformation.com

Monday, April 29th, 2019

http://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=4755

Bramah lock – Wikipedia

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramah_lock

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The Challenge Lock is in the Science Museum in London. An examination of the lock shows that it has been rebuilt since Hobbs picked it. Originally it had 18 iron slides and 1 central spring; it now has 13 steel slides, each with its own spring.[3]
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Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum – Wikipedia

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramah_Tea_and_Coffee_Museum

Joseph Bramah – Wikipedia

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bramah

locks & WCs

Henry Maudslay – Wikipedia

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Maudslay