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18th-century British metalsmiths

  • Abraham Darby IIAbraham Darby II entered the world on the 12th of May 1711 within the valley of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. His parents were Abraham and Mary Sergeant…
  • Abraham Darby IIIAbraham Darby III entered the world on the 24th of April 1750 within the iron-rich valley of Coalbrookdale. He was the eldest son of Abraham Darby the…
  • Abraham Darby IAbraham Darby was born on the 14th of April 1677 at a place called Wren's Nest in Woodsetton. This location now sits within Dudley, West Midlands.
  • Joseph BramahJoseph Bramah was born on the 13th of April 1748 in South Yorkshire. He grew up as the second son of a farmer named Joseph Bramma and his wife Mary Denton.
  • John Wilkinson (industrialist)John Wilkinson entered the world in Little Clifton, Cumberland, during 1728. His father Isaac worked as a potfounder at the local blast furnace.