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Journal of the House of Lords
… of the Question. How many Men ought there to be to each Gun? It depends on the Size of the Gun. What is the Size of the Guns? I take it they mostly … Eighteen-pounders, and some of a lighter Description of Gun; they are not confined to any particular Class of Gun; …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Agaric - Air gun Agaric [agrigg; agrick; agaricus; agaricke; agarick; … Found made of SILK, SILVER Sources: Tradecards. Air gun OED, using a quotation dated 1829, described an air GUN as an instrument for projecting balls, or other missiles, …
Survey of London
… and Bacon's 'steam guns,' prototypes of the modern machine gun. * Ultimately Nash let off the buildings in sections and … Street and assisted Burgess and Edis. It is marked "Steam Gun Factory" on Davis's Map of St. Marylebone, 1834. For Sir …
Survey of London
… the Prince's statue under its protective canopy is of gun-metal bronze. This arrangement was criticized at the … latter part of 1863 and early part of 1864 Scott expected gun-metal from the Government and accepted that the groups …
Survey of London
… Grey was 'a little disappointed'. 281 Foley estimated the gun-metal he would need at twelve tons. 282 His appointment … owing to him, in consideration of the twelve tons of gun-metal supplied by the Government, was the same as that …
Old and New London
… tried to persuade the soldiers to surrender the Tower, two gun-shops in the Minories were broken open by the rioters, …
A Dictionary of London
… out of Seven Step Alley between Hutchison's Avenue and Gun Square, Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O.S. 1848-51-O.S. …