Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 172
lated goods and steel In Birminghamand became the partner of James Watt, throughwhose wise and vigorous management thesteam-engine was made a success. To his fatherJames Watt wrotefrom BirminghamIn December, 1774 • The business Iam here about hasturned out rathersuccessful; that Isto say, that… … 142 Historic Silver of the Colonies Watts modest announcement of the practicalsuccess of the greatest invention of the eight-eenth century ! When Boswell visited him in1776 Boulton remarked : I sell here, sir, whatall the world desires to have — Power. Boultonand Watt were employed by the British…
Silverwork -- United States
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