The Company Town that Outlived the Company: Haydenville,Ohio

The company town is often an ephemeral phenomenon on the landscape. When the mine or factory closes, the town closes too, and its houses are removed or left to decay. A few company towns survive the removal of their economic base. Haydenville, in the Hocking Valley of southeast Ohio, has physically changed little since the boom days of the clay products industry. Its founder, Columbus industrialist Peter Hayden, wanted to build a self-contained community where employees and their families would live, work, play and worship together. The kiln-dried building tiles and conduit made at the company plants were used to build family houses, a church, post office, community center and store. The generally benevolent rule of the company gave the town social cohesion. When the plants closed in the 1960s, many families chose to stay in Haydenville, buying the company houses they had rented. Although the town has lost the sense of community that a single employer provided, most of the houses and public buildings still stand today—a striking testimonial to Haydenville's industrial past.     

玻璃幕墙构成的波纹 德国博览会公司办公大楼

这是汉诺威市唯一的高层建筑,位于该市展览馆区的北入口处。建筑的中心区域是一个24m×24m的办公区,对角方向的两个交通核内布置了其他辅助空间。这种功能区的划分方式保证了办公空间使用的灵活性,根据使     

The Medieval and Early Modern Cornish Stamping Mill

Abstract

The exhaustion of the richest alluvial tin deposits led to development of lode tin. Stamping mills were developed to crush the ore and although considerable archaeological and documentary work had been carried out in neighbouring Devon, little research had been undertaken in Cornwall. The excavation of two mills at Colliford, the survey of further examples at Retallack and an extensive search of documentary evidence has allowed an appraisal of this aspect of the early Cornish tin industry. Much work still remains, but now it is possible to be much more positive about the character of the surviving field evidence, the potential for excavation and the need to develop a research strategy.     

Pear Mill,Stockport: An Edwardian Cotton Spinning Mill

Abstract

Pear Mill, Stockport, was one of the last cotton spinning mills to be built, commencing production in July 1913. It therefore represents the end of a line of development which commenced with Arkwright's mill of 1771, and is an example of a type of building which is fast disappearing. The architects were A.H. Stott & Sons and the building is typical of their work of that period both in terms of construction, with concrete floors, and detailing. The power plant was a Manhattan type steam engine by George Saxon, driving the machinery via a rope drive. The mill had 137,312 mule spindles which remained until the 1950s when they were replaced by 33,636 ring spindles, the mill being electrified at the same time. It ceased operation as a textile mill in March 1978.     

古老榨油机

1998年间,佛山市博物馆收藏了一套土法榨油工具,现已隐形在佛山市博物馆内,引起了国内外友人,青少年学生们的极大兴趣。它展示了我国古代劳动人民的聪明才智,也展示了我国几千年业传统的土制古老榨油方法。     

怀想水磨坊

水磨坊是人类由农耕文明迈向工业文明的驿站,是中国乡村渐行渐远的风景。故乡的水磨坊伴随了我的少儿时代,是我记忆深处的一道风景,也是我时常怀想的一道风景。     

Albion Mill,Manchester

Abstract

Albion Mill, demolished in 1983, was a good example of a 'fireproof' Manchester cotton textile mill of the second decade of the nineteenth century. Its demolition enabled a detailed record to be made of its features and the account which follows is based upon that survey. The full documentation is deposited with RCHME at Fortress House, London W1X 2BT.     

约翰·密尔与社会主义

国内学界一般把约翰·密尔看做自由主义的杰出代表。而且,到目前为止还没有学者去试图把握他思想的全貌。实际上,密尔与社会主义思潮有相当密切的联系,但一些西方学者似乎又过高的估计了密尔思想中的社会主义的色彩。本文拟就密尔与社会主义思潮的关系作一简单梳理。     

Artists' Impressions of Aberdulais Mill

Abstract

During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Aberdulais Falls was occupied by a corn and grist mill, and became a popular subject for topographical artists and painters. Since almost no archaeological evidence for the mill complex can be discovered, these illustrations are an invaluable source for reconstructing that period of the site's history. This article discusses the approaches to, and the problems inherent in, interpreting this kind of material for strictly archaeological purposes, and concludes by suggesting that expertise should be sought from other disciplines before any proper interpretation is attempted.     

创新：京瓷公司不断发展的动力

日本著名企业家稻盛和夫领导下的京都陶瓷公司,自1959年创业伊始,就把“创新”作为企业发展的核心理念,他扬长避短,大胆抛弃那些传统的管理理念,不断寻求企业创新,他在身无分文的情况下,凭借超凡的人格魅力和对开发新型陶瓷技术的执著追求,赢得出资人和创业伙伴们的鼎力支持,建立起了小小的京瓷公司,并带领着与他一起歃血为盟的伙伴,通过技术创新为这个“街道小厂”插上了腾飞的翅膀,发展成为今天不仅在日本,而且在世界上闻名遐迩的高科技陶瓷集团,为日本企业的发展和日本社会作出了重要贡献。     

满铁与九一八事变

九一八事变是中日两国近代关系史上的重大事件,“满铁”在九一八事变之前就竭力鼓吹、怂恿日本政府以武力解决所谓满蒙问题,其中“满洲青年联盟”所起作用最为恶劣。九一八事变爆发后,满铁又不遗余力地运送大批关东军作战人员和军事物资,修复被中国抗日志士破坏的铁路桥梁,为关东军提供大批经费和抚恤金,参与策划炮制伪满洲国以及为关东军提供大批情报和在满铁附属地内建立自卫团等等。