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William Newman and the Great Exhibition

4/6/2019

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As I have recently discussed the Great Exhibition of 1851 held in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, I thought I may share a little about the other door spring manufacturers that exhibited in front of Queen Victoria and 6 million others.  Along with Thomas Turner another of the famous manufacturers displaying their door springs was William Newman of Newman/Tonks fame.

In addition to his door closers he also displayed a unique machine that tested door springs known as the The Pediatricas.

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As you can read it ended up at the bottom of the Grand Union canal but was fortunately retrieved in 1968 according to the Coventry Evening Telegraph of Wednesday 28th of February (1968). How it got there nearly one hundred and twenty years after being first displayed at the Great exhibition is a mystery that I have yet to find the answer to. Here is a link for readers wanting to know a little more about the 1851 Exhibition - https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Great-Exhibition-of-1851/
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    As there is so little information out there with regard to door closers, especially vintage and antique model floor springs, I thought I would start this blog.

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