1st Edition
J.C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814-51
Introduction: Industrial Switzerland
1. Fischer's Industrial Career
i. The craftsmen
ii. The inventor
iii. The entrepreneur
iv. The diarist
2. J.C. Fischer's Visits to London
i. Metalworkers and Engineers
ii. Public institutions
iii. The great exhibition
3. Fischer in the Manufacturing districts
Introduction
i. The textile manufacturers
ii. A visit to Etruria
iii. The Manchester engineers
iv. The steelmakers and cutlers of Sheffield
v. The ironmasters and engineers of the midlands
vi. A visit to Liverpool
4. The rise of the Firm of Georg Fischer
i. Georg Fischer II and his fittings
ii. Georg Fischer II: steel castings and electric furnaces
Biography
W.O. Henderson
