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Wilkinson, John

1728 – 14. July 1808

: Iron Mad Wilkinson

English inventor and industrial pioneer, an early partner of Boulton & Watt; owner of the Bradley Ironworks.

Wilkinson first used the cannon boring or gun drilling method for the manufacture of iron cannon, later in the production of cylinders for Boulton & Watt steam engines.

Traveljournal 1814

Traveljournal 1845

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

Cite as: Wilkinson, John. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7601, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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John Wilkinson (portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c. 1790–1800)