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The museum and the factory: the V&A, Elkington and the electrical revolution

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"This book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington & Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art of electro-metallurgy to create original artworks, perfect replicas, and mass-reproduced luxury consumer goods that used electricity to grow metal into shape at a molecular level. This technological revolution created a profound legacy, which continues to influence the way modern material culture looks and operates today." -- provided by publisher.

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    London: Lund Humphries in association with V&A Publishing, 2018

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    • 1848222912
    • 9781848222915

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    • Designed by Nigel Soper.
    • Edited by Abigail Grater.
    • "First published in 2018 by Lund Humphries in association with V&A Publishing" -- colophon.

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