There’s evidence that gas has been used for lighting including in China in 500BC, with gas transported through bamboo pipes; but here we’re talking about the industrial age. Our hero in this article gets only a footnote mention in the Wikipedia article, hidden under the name of his employer, Sir James Lowther. Mr Carlisle Spedding…… Continue reading Gas Lighting
Category: 1700s
John Dunlap and the Declaration of Independence
The Ulster printer that played a pivotal role in the United States Declaration of Independence.
Bell
An especially English face that rested in obscurity for 144 years.
British Letterpress in 100 Objects 