Soho Foundry 1797 Inventory

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Date:31st of March 1797

Description:This inventory appears in its entirety, page by page.

Boulton & Watt had this factory built in 1796, specifically for the manufacture of their steam engines. This part of their business grew substantially from a few small workshops in Boulton's Manufactory. Steam engines continued to be manufactured here until the early 1900s.

This volume is part of the Archives of Soho, held at Birmingham City Archives [Ref. MS3147/9/15]


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