Sheffield has built its worldwide reputation on steelmaking. For centuries the area was renowned for its cutlery and tools and from the mid-eighteenth century Sheffield began to build a reputation for the production of high-quality steels. A hundred years later the city's name was synonymous with steel and today 'made in Sheffield' still guarantees the highest quality. In the Photographic History of Sheffield Steel, author Geoffrey Howse has chosen a wide cross-section of photographs of steel and cutlery production in and around the city, primarily from the fascinating collections at Kelham Island Museum. Many famous companies are featured, as are different production methods, a wide range of products from the vast numbers of items manufactured there (including gun barrels, shell cases and armour-plate), the steelworkers themselves and individual 'Little Masters'. This book is essential reading for everyone who knows Sheffield, residents and visitors alike, while anyone connected with the steel and cutlery industries will find that these pictures stimulate memories of days one by.
| ISBN: | 9780752459851 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2011 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Howse |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Britain in Old Photographs |
| Genres: |
Places in old photographs Iron, steel and other metal industries Local history |
Sheffield has built its worldwide reputation on steelmaking. For centuries the area was renowned for its cutlery and tools and from the mid-eighteenth century Sheffield began to build a reputation for the production of high-quality steels. A hundred years later the city's name was synonymous with steel and today 'made in Sheffield' still guarantees the highest quality. In the Photographic History of Sheffield Steel, author Geoffrey Howse has chosen a wide cross-section of photographs of steel and cutlery production in and around the city, primarily from the fascinating collections at Kelham Island Museum. Many famous companies are featured, as are different production methods, a wide range of products from the vast numbers of items manufactured there (including gun barrels, shell cases and armour-plate), the steelworkers themselves and individual 'Little Masters'. This book is essential reading for everyone who knows Sheffield, residents and visitors alike, while anyone connected with the steel and cutlery industries will find that these pictures stimulate memories of days one by.
A Photographic History of Sheffield Steel features in the following genres: Places in old photographs, Iron, steel and other metal industries, Local history
A Photographic History of Sheffield Steel is available in Paperback
A Photographic History of Sheffield Steel was written by Geoffrey Howse and published by The History Press
A Photographic History of Sheffield Steel has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Britain in Old Photographs series
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