Download or read book The Early History of Brass and the Brass Manufactures of Birmingham written by W. C. Aitken and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early History Of Brass And The Brass Manufactures Of Birmingham written by W. C. Aitken and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Early History of Brass and the Brass Manufactures of Birmingham written by W C Aitken and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...or massive brass rings, frequently weighing 4Jlbs each, on the wrists. The forearm bears ' katinda' or coil bracelets; the waiat is girt by a coil of wire twisted round a rope or fibre; and the ankles are covered with a profusion of iron bells, thin rings of brass and copper wire." "The wives of the chiefs of the Wabwari wear a lot of brass ornaments" "The ornaments of the Wusagara, in addition to beads, are the ' katinda (their weight is the test of wealth and respectability), extending from elbow to wrist. Others wear little chains or thick ' bangles' of copper, brass, and zinc; and those of more ample means twist a few circles of brass under the knee in addition." "The sultan of Insene eschews and despises beads, preferring coils of copper or brass wire." "Even the porters, of which great numbers are attached to each caravan on its journey to and from the interior, in addition to massive ivory bracelets, wore heavy ' bangles' of brass or copper, and thin circles or discs of the same metals." Livingstone, in his travels to the Zambesi, still further illustrates the use of brass wire, and brass in Africa, by describing a Makololo woman attired not in a costume supplied by a Parisian "modiste," but in that of Dame Nature, aided by a Birmingham brass wire manufacturer. He says: --, "Sebituane's sister, the head lady of Sesheke, wore eighteen solid brass rings, as thick as one's finger, on each leg, and three of copper under each knee; nineteen brass rings on her left arm, and eight of brass and copper on her right; also a large ivory ring above each elbow. She had a pretty bead necklace, and a bead sash encircled her waist. The weight of the bright brass rings round her legs...
Download or read book Brass and Brass Manufactures written by William Oosten Aitken and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Resources Products and Industrial History of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District a Series of Reports written by British Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee on Local Industries and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Red Gold of Africa written by Eugenia W. Herbert and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic history of copper working and use throughout Africa. Researched with a depth of scholarship that will leave future historians green with envy.
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