{"product_id":"history-of-the-birth-and-growth-of-wilsons-portland-cement-by-t-h-wilson","title":"HISTORY OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT by T.H. Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eHISTORY OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby T.H. Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003ePublished: T.H. Wilson 1957\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 205 w x 255 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 117\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2608\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails the pioneering work of the Wilson family and the Portland Cement Company on the Mahurangi River banks near Warkworth, North Auckland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails the establishment and expansion of the first commercial Portland cement and hydraulic lime manufacturing operation in Australasia, started by Nathaniel Wilson and his brothers (John and James) trading as J. Wilson and Company in the 1880.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails how Wilson turned to lime and cement production, overcoming early raw material hurdles (such as adjusting lime content with Mahurangi and Clevedon shells) to supply major national infrastructure projects like the Grafton Bridge and Auckland's Queens Wharf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome plates\/images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with handling wear\/marks on covers, stamped ex-library, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the Warkworth region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56111293792548,"sku":"A5\/2608\/UXXX","price":274.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/IMG_9895_002.jpg?v=1787801246","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/history-of-the-birth-and-growth-of-wilsons-portland-cement-by-t-h-wilson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}