- Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
…ual operation of the valves with an operation derived from the motion of the engine itself, by lengths of rope known as potter cord (Legend has it that this was first done in 1713 by a boy, '''Humphrey Potter''', charged with opening the valves; …
- Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
…" title="Thomas Twyford " }}>> Thomas William Twyford (1849-1921)born in Hanover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was a Pottery manufacturer in England. By 1870, Thomas Twyford's improved version of the Bramah contained no metal parts, and in 188…
- Cary Grant — 2021-08-20 10:57:47
… his mother was dead while, in fact, she had been committed to an institution by his father. His father, the son of a potter, worked as a tailor but was an alcoholic. {{Image url="CaryGrantPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Cary Grant plaque in H…
- Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…his workers, built housing for them, and offered higher wages than were paid in other local industry (such as mining or pottery). == Ironbridge 1779 == {{Image url="Ironbridge.jpg" title="World's First Iron Bridge 1779" class="left" width="500" …
- Harry Potter — 2018-10-10 17:06:49
…* in the Forest of Dean and across the Severn River from Dursley. The Harry Potter series runs seven volumes, one for each year Harry Potter spends in school. ::cl:: == Global Phenomenon == {{Image ur…
…l="Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosophers_Stone.jpg" class="right" title="Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" width="150" }} Around **450 million** Harry Potter books had been sold in 73 different lang…
…uages as of mid-2013, making it the best-selling book series of all time. Harry Potter is a global brand worth around** £10 billion**, and the last four Harry Potter books have consecutively set records as… - Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52
… to discover a waistcoat - almost finished - with a note saying "no more twist" pinned to it. In May 1894 when Beatrix Potter was staying with her cousin, Caroline Hutton in Harescombe Grange, [[Gloucestershire]]. Caroline told Beatrix the curio…
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