Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 168
toldme, where he could not get away, on a trip from London to Man-chester, he laid the plan before him and talked him into it. Idirectly after received an invitation to meet Mr. Whitworth athis office, and here commenced what T verily believed was one ofthe most remarkable experiences that any man… … William J. Hoyle SKETCH OF MR. WH1TW0RTH 123 me. One was the frank statement that he divided all other tool-makers in the world into two classes, one class who copied himwithout giving him any credit, and the other class who had thepresumption to imagine that they could improve on him. Hisfeelings…
