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Lowry, Wilson, 1762-1824

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  • Bleaching: racks and cauldrons for drying bleached cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.
  • Pottery: a kiln, horizontal and vertical sections. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after Sylvester.
  • Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.
  • Cross-sections and elevations of rollers for making bar iron. Engraving by Wilson Lowry after J. Farey the younger.
  • A hydraulic system for a Rowntree's fire engine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1812, after J. Farey.
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    Machinery: plan and elevation of the Smeaton oil mill. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after J. Farey.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851. | Date: 1814 | Reference: 45423i
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    Surgery. Instruments for lithotomy, including Mr. Cline's cutting gorget. Engraving by Wilson Lowry after John Farey.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851. | Reference: 47736i
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    Electricity: four figures illustrating electrical apparatus and experiments. Engraving by W. Lowry, after J. Farey, 1818.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851. | Date: 1818 | Reference: 568041i
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    Textiles: silk-spinning equipment. Engraving by W. Lowry after Farey.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851. | Reference: 43593i
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    Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.

    | Reference: 37696i
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