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J.B. iterum 8. New METAL.

Fordyce called on me yesterday & shewed me a piece of a
new Metalich Composition invented he says by Heir of
Birmingham who is in partnership I believe
some sort of engagement with Bolton, wither he or his
Brother who reads Lectures in London is author of the
English Edition of Macquer's Dictionary; it is yellow
the beauty of it, as it was Candle-light where saw
it I could not judge of; Fordyce says it is malleable
both hot & cold; it possesses all the properties to be wished
for in the yellow metals in greater perfection than any
that has yet appeared & it will come cheaper than Copper.
I had heard of it the same morning from Sweede who together
with Fontana had either seen or heard of it at Runsden's.
He spoke of it only as adapted to the arc of Mathematical
Instrument Makers; Fordyce spoke of it as applicable
with particular advantage to Ships Parts; it is so on
to come into use. Heir had thoughts of getting a patent
for it, but doubts whether a Patent will serve effectually
to secure the property of the invention; I tried to beg a
piece of Fordyce to send you as a specimen, but he excused
himself saying that if it should come to be analysed he
Should be very sorry to have it known that he had let
any go out of his hands; I shall hope however to be able
to get a bit for you be hook or crook since the piece which
would be too small to be analysed might serve very well
as a specimen.

9.
Against FIRE

A paper of L.d Mahon's containing an account of his method
of poe serving Buildings against Fire is published in this
last Vol. of the Phil. Transactions & has been reprinted
in a news Paper. It exhibits the process, but the principles
are to come afterwards; the principle as you may well imagine
consists in nothing but the covering the combustible
of the Building compleatly with such as are incombustible.

Identifier: | JB/538/408/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1779-11-09	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	408	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham; Charles Abbot	Watermarks
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