Foundation letter
This letter was sent round to prospective Members, stating that they were wishing to form an Institution made up of mechanics and engineers engaged in "Manufactories, Railways and other establishments".
Their aim was to discuss and exchange ideas to improve knowledge and the various "branches of Mechanical Science"; and to give an "impulse to inventions likely to be useful to the world".
Image Details
| Description | Circular letter for the creation of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Signed, Edward Humphrys of Messrs. Rennies, Archibald Slate of Tube Works Smethwick, James McConnell of Bristol & Birmingham Railway and Charles Beyer of Sharp, Brothers & Company. Paper watermarked 1845. |
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| Date of Creation | 1846 |
| Creator | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Archive Reference | SEC/1/1 |
