Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became know… - James Nasmyth
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About James Nasmyth
(19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, artist and inventor famous for his development of the . He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company manufacturers of machine tools. He retired at the age of 48, and moved to Penshurst, Kent where he developed his hobbies of astronomy and photography.
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James Hall Nasmyth
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James Nasmith
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