THE MILLERS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVOUR AND INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS, 1870-2001
Written by Glyn Jones
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.
in 2001
ISBN: 1859360858
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THE MILLERS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVOUR AND INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS, 1870-2001
Written by Glyn Jones.
Stock no. 2136234
Circa.
2001.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Tells the story of the transformation of the flour milling industry by men of vision with enterprise and engineering skill. ISBN: 1859360858. A few knocks to corners. Couple of marks to covers. Grubby mark to front endpaper. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a few marks.
Front cover
Contents
- PART I Background
- A revolutionary change
- New processing ideas
- New ideas in Britain
- Challenges to British millers
- British millers search for answers
- PART II The Major Factors: Henry Simon and the National Association
- Success
- Resistance to change
- The National Association
- Design and development
- Henry Simon in business
- PART III Scaling Up
- Combination and enterprise: 1888-1900
- Scaling up and relocation: 1900-1915
- Feasibility studies: 1900-1915
- Sea of troubles: 1915-1924
- Rationalisation and a new era: 1925-1939
- Epilogue
- The later twentieth century
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index