{"product_id":"the-museum-and-the-factory-alistair-grant-9781848222915","title":"The Museum and the Factory: The V\u0026a, Elkington and the Electrical Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals a great untold story of enterprise and innovation based on the relationship between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Elkington \u0026amp; Co., the renowned industrial art and design manufacturer of the 19th-century. The Birmingham-based company pioneered and patented the industrial art of electro-metallurgy to create original artworks, perfect replicas, and mass-reproduced luxury consumer goods that used electricity to 'grow' metal into shape at a molecular level. This technological revolution created a profound legacy, which continues to influence the way modern material culture looks and operates today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElkington's syntheses of science and art into industrial manufacturing processes revolutionized the design and production, replication and reproduction of precious metalwork, metal sculpture, and ornamental art metalwork. Elkington \u0026amp; Co. gained huge public acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851. They subsequently produced artworks and luxury goods, including world-renowned sports trophies like the Wimbledon Singles Trophies, as well as luxury dining services for great steamships and railways, including tableware that sank with the Titanic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElkington played a crucial role in shaping and building the V\u0026amp;A's permanent collection from its foundation in 1852 (following the Great Exhibition) until the First World War. The V\u0026amp;A's collections in turn had a profound influence on Elkington's output. The great success of their relationship cemented both the museum's status as a leading cultural institution, and the E\u0026amp;Co 'makers-mark' as one of the world's first truly multinational designer brands. Elkington's electrical alchemy helped spark the electrical revolution that founded the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair Grant,Angus Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848222912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848222915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 9.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Alistair Grant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445808378111,"sku":"9781848222915","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c335e9e-73c6-4525-8be2-96b881ce92b6.jpg?v=1777220789","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-museum-and-the-factory-alistair-grant-9781848222915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}