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John Wilkinson
1700-1900
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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
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