Image: William Aspdin Radford cyclopedia Volume 1

Description: Portrait of William Aspdin, page xviii of Volume 1 of Radford's cyclopedia of cement construction, 1910. The accompanying text reads: "WILLIAM ASPDIN. A pioneer in the manufacture of Portland cement, who first developed the industry to a substantial commercial footing in England. He was a son of Joseph Aspdin, of Leeds, original inventor and patentee of Portland cement, but died at Holstein in what is now a part of the German Empire, during the Schleswig-Holstein War, in 1864, aged about 57 years. Portrait reproduced from an old tintype. See Appendix, Volume IV." This is a relatively low-resolution image, from a scanned online edition of a public domain book at Hathi Trust: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3042668;view=1up;seq=20 If I can get access to an original copy, for scanning purposes, I will upload a better one. At this time, this is the best available.
Title: William Aspdin Radford cyclopedia Volume 1
Credit: Radford's cyclopedia of cement construction; a general reference work on up-to-date practice in the manufacture and testing of cements; the selection of concreting materials, tools, and machinery; the proportioning, mixing, and depositing of concrete, and its application to all types and details of construction, plain, ornamental, and reinforced; together with analysis of the principles of constructive design, cost estimating, and the allied branches of stone and brick masonry and steel construction; based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual construction work. Chicago, Ill., The Radford Architectural Co. [c1910]
Author: Radford, William A., 1865-1943 ; Johnson, Alfred S. (Alfred Sidney), 1860-
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