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WE regret to note that the death of MR. GEORGE TANGYE is announced in the Engineer for October 15. Mr. Tangye started business in Birmingham, with four other brothers, in 1858. The firm was a very modest undertaking at the start, but came rapidly into prominence on account of the successful launching of the Great Eastern steamship, which was accomplished by use of the Tangye hydraulic jack. The firm was one of the first to introduce steam-engines with interchangeable parts; its products in many fields of engineering have now a world-wide reputation. Mr. Tangye lived for many years at Heathfield Hall, formerly the home of James Watt. He carefully preserved Watt's garret workshop, and brought together a fine collection of relics of Boulton and Watt, which he finally gave to the city of Birmingham.
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[Obituaries]. Nature 106, 249 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/106249b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/106249b0