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1; 2009 - Timmins (S) ed. Resources, products and industrial history of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District: reports collected by the Local Industries Committee of the British Association at Birmingham in 1865. 1866. British Association for the Advancement of Science, Birmingham Meeting, 1865. - 1866
01; 6383 - Birmingham and South Staffordshire; history, geology, and industrial operations of a mining district. Illus. Map. 1838 NOTE - A re-issue of "Birmingham and its vicinity". *SMITH (WILLIAM HAWKES).
1; 6418 - Timmins (S) ed. Resources, products and industrial history of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District: reports collected by the Local Industries Committee of the British Association at Birmingham in 1865. 1866. British Association for the Advancement of Science, Birmingham Meeting, 1865. - 1866
1; 14573 - British Manufacturing Industries. (The Birmingham Trades) 2nd edition. 1878. BEVAN (GEORGE PHILLIPS) Work edited by. - 1878
1; 58799 - England's workshops (including references to Birmingham manufactories). 1864. BROUGH (JOHN CARGILL), ARCHER (THOMAS) of London, TEGETMEIER (WILLIAM BERNHARD), QUIN (CHARLES W.) F.C.S., PROWSE (WILLIAM JEFFERY), STRAUSS (GUSTAV LOUIS MAURICE). - 1864
1; 63065 - Bradshaw's Handbook to the Manufacturing District of Great Britain (including Birmingham) 1854. Bradshaw's Publications. - 1854
1; 63352 - British Manufacturing Industries. (The Birmingham Trades) 1876. BEVAN (GEORGE PHILLIPS) Work edited by. - 1876
1; 69532 - Birmingham and her manufactures. Eleven articles from The Leisure Hour. 1853. - 1853
1; 175834 - Timmins (S) ed. Resources, products and industrial history of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District: reports collected by the Local Industries Committee of the British Association at Birmingham in 1865. (A collection of reviews) 1866-7. British Association for the Advancement of Science, Birmingham Meeting, 1865. - 1866 - 1867
1; 246441 - Birmingham Industry and Commerce. Reprinted from the Handbook of the British Association, Birmingham Meeting, 1913. 14pp. 1913. *ASHLEY (Sir WILLIAM JAMES). - 1913
1; 248075 - Timmins (S) ed. Resources, products and industrial history of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District: reports collected by the Local Industries Committee of the British Association at Birmingham in 1865. 1866. British Association for the Advancement of Science, Birmingham Meeting, 1865. - 1866
1; 330213 - British Manufacturing Industries. (The Birmingham Trades) 1876. BEVAN (GEORGE PHILLIPS) Work edited by. - 1876
1; 360859 - The industrial development of Birmingham and the Black Country, 1860 - 1927. With an introduction by J.F. Rees, and a bibliography. Illus. Maps. 1929. *ALLEN (GEORGE CYRIL). - 1929
1; 484344 - Birmingham. The city of a thousand trades. (City of Birmingham Information Bureau) Illus. 28pp. 1938. Guides. - 1938
1; 485874 - The Rise of the midland industries, 1600 - 1838 (with bibliographical notes and references to Birmingham) (Oxford) Tables. 1938. *COURT (WILLIAM HENRY BASSANO). - 1938
1; 536032 - England's workshops [including references to Birmingham manufacturies] / By Dr. G. L. M. Strauss. C. W. Quin, F.C.S. John C. Brough. Thomas Archer. W. B. Tegetmeier. W. J. Prowse. - 1864
1; 536032 - England's workshops. Including references to Birmingham manufactories. 1864. BROUGH (JOHN CARGILL), ARCHER (THOMAS) of London, TEGETMEIER (WILLIAM BERNHARD), QUIN (CHARLES W.) F.C.S., PROWSE (WILLIAM JEFFERY), STRAUSS (GUSTAV LOUIS MAURICE). - 1864
1; 613804 - The changing regional pattern [of the Birmingham Plateau] during the eighteenth century. - 1950
1; 748478 - [Handbook of conference held at Birmingham, 20th April 1965-24th April 1965]. - 1965
1; 779409 - The Midlands of England. - 1968
3; 12496 - Birmingham and its vicinity as a manufacturing and commercial district. Illus. Map. 1836. *SMITH (WILLIAM HAWKES). - 1836
3; 463331 - Birmingham and its vicinity as a manufacturing and commercial district. Edition issued in parts. Nos. 1 and 2. Illus. 1833. *SMITH (WILLIAM HAWKES). - 1833
3; 793618 - Partners in science; letters of James Watt and Joseph Black [also including letters of James Keir, John Robison and James Russell] / Edited with introductions and notes by Eric Robinson and Douglas McKie. - 1970
3; 807498 - Birmingham : an alphabetically arranged guide to the industrial resources of the Midland metropolis ... district. - 1888
4; 789808 - Redditch industry-- small firms : an index of manufacturing and construction firms employing less than eleven full time workers in May 1966. - 1967
06; 284567 - List of members. July 31, 1919 –. Mining Engineers (South Staffordshire and Warwickshire Institute of) 1905 etc..
06; 411293 - Programme, Silver Jubilee autumn meeting, Birmingham. 18th to 21st September 1933. 34pp. 1933. Metals (Institute of) Birmingham Meeting, 1933. - 1933
06; 471518 - Summer meeting, Birmingham. July 1937. Programme, papers, tickets. 1937. Mining Engineers (Institution of). - 1937
06; 560185 - Annual reports ...
06; 597787 - Midland Industry : the review of the Midland Regional Board for Industry. - 1948-1968
7 Microfilm 83; 62485 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 71pp. Illus. 1864. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1864
7 Microfilm 83; 75543 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 63pp. Illus. 1864. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1864
7; 14777 - Remarks on some evidence recently communicated to the Photographic Society (on the alleged practice of photography at Soho, Birmingham, about 1790) 6pp 1863. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1863
7; 14778 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 55pp. Illus. 1864. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1864
7; 14779 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 55pp. Illus. 1865. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1865
7; 34674 - Birmingham inventors and inventions ; a contribution to the industrial history of Birmingham. Privately printed. 50 copies only. 1881. *PROSSER (RICHARD BISSELL). - 1881
7; 57747 - Description of a pneumatic apparatus. With directions for procuring the factitious airs. 2nd edition, with supplement. Containing a description of a simplified apparatus, and of a portable apparatus. 2 volumes. Illus. 1795-6. *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer.
7; 62485 - Boulton (M.P.W.) Remarks concerning certain photographs, found at Soho, Birmingham, supposed to be of early date. Illus. 71pp. 1864. Soho. - 1864
7; 65490 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 74pp. Illus. 1865. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). NOTE - Bound with 75544. - 1865
7; 75544 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 29pp. Illus. 1865. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). NOTE - This is a different work from the foregoing, although bearing a similar title. Bound with 65490. - 1865
7; 283795 - On the inventions of James Watt and his models. A paper read at a meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at Birmingham. In a collection of letters etc. relating to Boulton and Watt, collected by S. Timmins etc. 37pp. Illus. 1883. COWPER (EDWARD A.). - 1883
7; 293947 - The invention of roller drawing in cotton spinning. Paper read at meeting of The Newcomen Society for the study of the history of engineering and technology held in Boulton and Watt Room, Central Public Libraries, Birmingham, June 16th 1921. "Duplicated". 23 leaves. Illus. 1921. SEYMOUR-JONES (ALFRED). - 1921
7; 321147 - Remarks concerning certain photographs (found at Soho, Birmingham) supposed to be of early date. 31pp. Illus. 1865. *BOULTON (MATTHEW PIERS WATT). - 1865
7; 350318 - Old time invention in the four shires : Gloucester, Worcester, Warwick and Oxford. Including references to Birmingham. Reprinted from the Evesham Journal, 1911-12. (Evesham) 63pp. 1912. RUSHEN (PERCY C.). - 1912
7; 360879 - The Garret Workshop of James Watt. (Science Museum Technical Pamphlets Number 1) Port. Illus. Dgms. 24pp. 1929. DICKINSON (HENRY WINRAM). - 1929
7; 360880 - The Garret Workshop of James Watt. (Science Museum Technical Pamphlets Number 1) Port. Illus. Dgms. 24pp. 1929. DICKINSON (HENRY WINRAM). - 1929
7; 601758 - The Garret workshop of James Watt / by H.W. Dickinson. - 1949
7; 663732 - Birmingham inventors and inventions: being a contribution to the industrial history of Birmingham. - 1970
6411 - Chambers trades register of the Midlands.
882827 - Staffordshire guide industry & commerce. - 1978
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