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John Wilkinson

1700-1900

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John Wilkinson
  • Title
  • John Wilkinson
  • Date
  • 1700-1900
  • Identifier
  • DARIMG1415
  • Description
  • John Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) was born in Clifton, Cumberland, the son of Isaac Wilkinson, who was then the potfounder at the blast furnace there, one of the first to use coke. This was one of the earliest to use mineral fuel, being built shortly after the potfounding patent of Abraham Darby had expired. Darby was the first person to establish a long-lasting business based on using coke to smelt iron instead of the much more expensive charcoal.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • prints (visual works)
    engravings (prints)
  • Subject
  • Wilkinson, John, 1728-1808--Portrait.
    Engraving.
  • Source
  • DARIMAGE
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
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