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Joseph Bramah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Joseph Bramah , 1748-1814, English inventor. In 1784 he took out his first patent on a safety lock, and in 1795 he patented his hydraulic press, known as the Bramah press (see under hydraulic machine ). He devised a numerical printing machine for bank notes and was one of the first to suggest the practicability of screw propellers and of hydraulic transmission. Author not available, BRAMAH, JOSEPH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Joseph Bramah
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	Find at cutlery works leaves experts flushed with success ; ...preserved toilet from the mid-1800s. The Bramah pan water closet was found behind a door...cast-iron bowl had survived. Invented by Joseph Bramah, a locksmith and engineer from Stainborough...of a wooden seat and cabinet for the Bramah closet. The works were originally set... Read more
	Gazette: Anniversaries ; Births: Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, statesman, 1593; Thomas Jefferson, third US president, 1743; Joseph Bramah, locksmith and inventor, 1748; Felicien-Cesar David, composer, 1810; Josephine Elizabeth Butler (nee Grey), social reformer, 1828; Frank Winfield Woolworth, chain-store pioneer, 1852; ... Read more
	On this day.(News) ; ...born in Salzburg. He composed 20 operas, 17 masses, 41 symphonies, 27 string quartets and 21 piano concertos. 1778: Joseph Bramah patented the valved flush toilet. 1832: Lewis Carroll, children's author, was born in Daresbury, near Warrington, as... Read more
	ON THIS DAY; May 9.(Features) ; ...fourth journey to the New World. 1671: Adventurer Thomas Blood stole the crown jewels from the Tower of London. 1785: Joseph Bramah patented the beer pump handle. 1896: The rst horseless carriage show took place at the Imperial Institute in London... Read more

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