Josiah Spode Two letters signed, also signed by other manufacturers including Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton to William Strutt of Derby about the seizure by the Customs House of Mr Ljunberg, who had been illegally collecting for fifteen years plans and models of machines to establish similar ones in Denmark, the letters soliciting a concerted effort by manufacturing bodies to counteract the danger threatened to them and to get control of the spy's "several manuscript Books", 6 pages, folio, address panels, remains of red wax seals, London, 24 October 1789 and 25 June 1790, seal tears, one letter weak at fold, light soiling "...In several manuscript Books which appear by the Dates to have been 15 years compiling, are a great Number of Plans of Machines collected from the great manufacturing Towns, with s and Explanations in the German language..." Matthias Ljunberg, who was employed by the Danish government, had made copies of machines that were protected by patent. He was prosecuted by HM Customs with a full support of a consortium of manufacturers, representing many of the major figures of the Industrial Revolution. PROVENANCE:Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1990, lot 429Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact Fenella.Theis@sothebys.com
Josiah Spode Two letters signed, also signed by other manufacturers including Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton to William Strutt of Derby about the seizure by the Customs House of Mr Ljunberg, who had been illegally collecting for fifteen years plans and models of machines to establish similar ones in Denmark, the letters soliciting a concerted effort by manufacturing bodies to counteract the danger threatened to them and to get control of the spy's "several manuscript Books", 6 pages, folio, address panels, remains of red wax seals, London, 24 October 1789 and 25 June 1790, seal tears, one letter weak at fold, light soiling "...In several manuscript Books which appear by the Dates to have been 15 years compiling, are a great Number of Plans of Machines collected from the great manufacturing Towns, with s and Explanations in the German language..." Matthias Ljunberg, who was employed by the Danish government, had made copies of machines that were protected by patent. He was prosecuted by HM Customs with a full support of a consortium of manufacturers, representing many of the major figures of the Industrial Revolution. PROVENANCE:Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1990, lot 429Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact Fenella.Theis@sothebys.com
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