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Egg, Joseph

1775 – 1837

A gun-maker in London; he invented the copper percussion capsule.

Johann Conrad Fischer Junior completed part of his training in Joseph Egg’s workshop.

Traveljournal 1825

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
  • Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischers Besuche in London zwischen 1794 und 1851. In: Sonderdruck aus Tradition - Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmensbiographie 1967, S. 352f.
  • Henderson, W. O.: J. C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England 1814–1851. London 1966, S. 26f.

Cite as: Egg, Joseph. 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-7823, viewed on 19 September 2024.

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Inverted flintlock, invention by Joseph Egg and Henry Tatham, c. 1813–1814