The Practical mechanic's journal . ? ? ? ?? ? K>1. Plate IXVT. \szwjvr ziatjd : i i_ folSOTV Panted by Miclur- I Mici#i>»li Lib i-liiJ.™-Lmrpc! I Linion ? THE PRACTICAL MECHANICS JOURNAL. 2G5 BIRMINGHAM AND ITS MANUFACTURES. Metal-working Birmingham, whether regarded in reference to itschronicles of the past, or its existing condition, is to he noted as one ofthe most extraordinary results of human industry. Unassisted by anylocal advantages, by government patronage, or any of the numerousmonopolies which are generally found combining to build up a citysgreatness, ancient Eromicyc
The Practical mechanic's journal . ? ? ? ?? ? K>1. Plate IXVT. \szwjvr ziatjd : i i_ folSOTV Panted by Miclur- I Mici#i>»li Lib i-liiJ.™-Lmrpc! I Linion ? THE PRACTICAL MECHANICS JOURNAL. 2G5 BIRMINGHAM AND ITS MANUFACTURES. Metal-working Birmingham, whether regarded in reference to itschronicles of the past, or its existing condition, is to he noted as one ofthe most extraordinary results of human industry. Unassisted by anylocal advantages, by government patronage, or any of the numerousmonopolies which are generally found combining to build up a citysgreatness, ancient Eromicycham has elbowed its way forward from thetime of Charles II., when one street marked its position, and 5,000 num-bered its population, to its present mazy ramifications of buildings, cover-ing inhabitants, whose industrial exertions have made themknown in every nook and cranny of the world. The place was of someimportance in the time of the Romans, and the ancient way of IcknieldI passes through its suburbs. But it was not until the time of thesecond Charles, that its comm
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